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RE: Having fun buying pixels with Bitcoin’s Lightning Network (with Easter eggs)

in #bitcoin7 years ago

Micropayments are a huge deal in third world nations. Few realize how a little can go a long way in those countries. The ability to give a couple bucks without having to fork a huge amount over in transaction fees is invaluable to those people. Part of the problem with sending money to many countries is the fees often top 10%. Sending a small amount of money simply is not possible.

Imagine the number of families that could be fed in a country like Uganda simply on the spare change Americans have laying around.

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It's actually already kind of happening with cellphone minutes. They use them as currency in Cuba and some countries in Africa. A true micro payments solution would be god sent. We are still not there yet, it's very early. This artboard website is a very very early pioneer of things to come. saludos @Taskmaster4450!