WOW! Congratulations @kus-knee for getting such a high-tech looking advanced card π π€ π π ! With this it looks like you have slightly solidified your Steem to make it more liquid for some tangible use. Happy Steemcationing to you π!
No, no, no are my answers to all three of your questions raised here. I don't have any such card as it's not being issued in my country India yet, nor do I have any Steem to spend to. And yes, I ain't even looking for such an off ramp solution. π π π
However, I ain't sure to my answer to the last question. Perhaps I dunno much about this π±π€. Why should I keep my crypto-currencies in the form of a fiat currency to load onto this cardsπ€? I'd have probably loved a solution where card could also act as some wallet to store the digital currency and instantaneously convert them to fiat at the time of payment. Otherwise, I can as well use the debit cards issued by my bank against my savings account. Just like you load this card with BTC, I need to sale those BTC and withdraw (or load) it to my account. And that I can use it with my debit card or a virtual card.
I guess what these cards do is automatize the conversion of BTC to EUR and load it to the card. But I'd like to be in control of where (in which exchange) this transaction is taking place. Am I missing something here? π€
I only hope that it won't be too long that these cards would start accepting Steem directly, saving the step to convert it to BTC. And hopefully there would soon be a time when we won't necessarily need to convert any cryptos into fiat. I'm looking forward to that time ...when I won't need to stand in the ATM queue with my crypto-card π° π³! I don't want my cryptos to be converted to fiat but they should be accepted as they are.
Until such time, you would definitely need such cards for your steemcations π€. I'd prefer to save my cryptos till they get widely acceptable as cryptos only. No liquid, just Steem! π
You are doing well to save and accumulate. There is a a wallet to spend Steem directly through Blockpay but it is not yet widespread. Please see posts by @kencode for more info!
Thanks a lot for pointing me to this awesome project π! I wish with their ever increasing features and global ambassadors it gets a widespread market reach. I hope they would soon settle the issues with you-know-who to impart more speed and energy to the team. Keenly following the developments at their Telegram Group. πΆ πβπ π€ π π
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Yes, the project was well on it's way before the recent problems. I have their wallet on my smart phone and I purchased a beer in Munich using Steem last October. I hope that it will move ahead despite the recent obstacles!
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