Bitcoin enthusiasts urged Walmart to accept Bitcoin payments, and netizens ruthlessly complained

Perhaps the biggest wish of cryptocurrency enthusiasts is to see large service providers accept Bitcoin payments. Recently, a netizen launched a petition on the public welfare petition website Change.org, hoping that Walmart would accept Bitcoin payments.

Many people complain that Bitcoin cannot be used for daily payments. For example, the purchase of daily necessities is impossible with Bitcoin. Although there are some intermediary service providers, such as Gyft or a Bitcoin debit card, they often feel very different.

Recently, a Bitcoin enthusiast launched a petition on the public welfare petition website Change.org, hoping that Walmart would accept Bitcoin payments. This petition came at the right time, as Walmart in Canada had already announced that it would no longer cooperate with Visa due to the high transaction fees of Visa.

Although many people say that Bitcoin has low transaction fees and is convenient for transactions, whether Walmart will accept this payment method is another matter. Unlike Visa cards, Bitcoin is not "attractive" enough because ordinary customers rarely come into contact with the cryptocurrency field in their daily lives. However, if large companies like Walmart start accepting Bitcoin, the development of cryptocurrency in the United States and Canada will be very rapid.

In addition, the market value of Bitcoin has been rising over the past few weeks. In fact, the market value of Bitcoin is higher than that of Western Union and Twitter. And even if there are fewer users, Walmart will not actually suffer any economic losses by accepting Bitcoin payments.

Currently, the petition has 39 signatures, and a total of 100 signatures are needed to be successful. Regardless of the outcome, this exposure has indeed brought more attention to Bitcoin.

Netizens complain (from reddit)

gubatron: Be good and fill out the block capacity expansion petition first!

TheRandyMagnum: Forgive me for laughing out loud.

MrNotSoRight: Haha, how many times should you confirm when checking out? Even once for each transaction is enough for you to wait.

canyoubelivethisguy: I don't understand your world, why do you have to force large retailers to accept Bitcoin? I think Bitcoin is great, but until the community solves the block expansion and shortens the verification time to less than 20 seconds, your wishes are too unrealistic.

dooglus: What the hell? Please solve the expansion problem first.