To be honest I never gave a paid service like you mention a thought.
Basically it is not needed for me.
I always had a HW wallet, and when LN came along I just added it to my payment options and now I do every #Bitcoin payment via LN.
Unfortunately #Bitcoin and LN cannot replace all my transactions/payments so I still have the fiat shit I have to maintain.
We are in this twilight zone where #Bitcoin is getting wider accepted, but our governments/banks abuse their power to make it hard for us to break free.
Especially the #Bitcoin to fiat is now under fire as that is a taxable event in many jurisdictions.
For me it means they are chasing me away, as I'm looking for more #Bitcoin friendly jurisdiction, but for a lot of people, not this far, it is a burden.
The other force could be better wallets and accepting.
In my jurisdiction paying in Bitcoin is not a taxable event.
But acceptance is dismal.
Interesting where this will be going.
Governments are going to lose this fight, but will cause a lot of damage before we are there.
/ FreeYoda
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2025-04-13 15:10:44
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