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@barmstrong
If you’re in DC come check out Compass Coffee - you can pay with crypto (zero fees paying with USDC on Base), and get a free can of coffee if you mint their NFT. 1201 Half St SE, Washington, DC 20003 Shout out to @slice for hosting the Point of Sale software πŸ™ and Compass founder Michael Haft.
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Many merchants pay 2-4% in fees to accept credit cards. You as the consumer are paying this fee one way or another in the form of higher prices. Merchants can accept USDC on Base for free (subsidized as the true cost is under 1 cent). Let’s fix payments with L2s!
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Can you use your might to convince ingenico to add your keys to their terminals so we can get nfc payments working globally. πŸ™πŸ€
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@barmstrong the global 'crypto payments' playbook; cloned from square: 1) build on VAS/SmartTap 2) target merchants with terminal pain (central/south america) 3) subsidize terminal cost 4) no support for card-not-present merchants 5) target vertical (e.g., food truck) 6) don't even mention crypto: use ai 7) crush
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