Poll: Do you accept Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as payment? Autor de la hebra: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Do you accept Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as payment?".
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| | | | neilmac
España
Local time: 09:03
español al inglés
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And I'm usually too busy working to even research what these things are and what the ins and outs of using them would be. I doubt very much that I would be able to pay my landlord, mechanic, dentist or Hacienda with these things anyway...
In fact, now that I think about it, I recently discovered that I don't even know what "money" is. I started looking at the definition of it for a translation a month or two ago, and ... See more And I'm usually too busy working to even research what these things are and what the ins and outs of using them would be. I doubt very much that I would be able to pay my landlord, mechanic, dentist or Hacienda with these things anyway...
In fact, now that I think about it, I recently discovered that I don't even know what "money" is. I started looking at the definition of it for a translation a month or two ago, and couldn't get to the end of that TLDR text either. Utterly baffling... I'm surprised that the system works at all.
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Coincidentally, there's an article in the Guardian about crypto-currency today:
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/nov/30/bitcoin-is-a-vehicle-for-fraudsters-warns-goldman-sachs-boss
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| | | | Daniel Erlich 
Brasil
Local time: 05:03
Miembro 2011
portugués al inglés
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| Sure, but I've never had a client who was interested | Dec 1, 2017 |
I actually have a little bit of Bitcoin, and I've used it before when traveling.
I don't live in the US or Europe, so when I travel, I need to first use my local currency to buy USD, and then when I get to my destination I need to use that USD to buy local currency. It doesn't mean I "hold a position" in USD for very long, just a few days. Bitcoin has, on occasion, replaced USD in that role, and it's been great. I don't expect to stumble upon places that accept it, but there are gro... See more I actually have a little bit of Bitcoin, and I've used it before when traveling.
I don't live in the US or Europe, so when I travel, I need to first use my local currency to buy USD, and then when I get to my destination I need to use that USD to buy local currency. It doesn't mean I "hold a position" in USD for very long, just a few days. Bitcoin has, on occasion, replaced USD in that role, and it's been great. I don't expect to stumble upon places that accept it, but there are groups online with lists of places that do. I once found a taxi driver that accepted it, and so I got him to pick us up from the airport, which was very nice as it meant we didn't have to buy Pesos at the airport's exorbitant exchange rates, but could do so calmly after getting to the hotel.
But the question asked about working for clients, and not about using it in general. To get back on topic: I usually mention to international clients that I accept Bitcoin, but to date they have always been worried about fiscal matters and have preferred to use PayPal or SWIFT instead. Aand I don't blame them! Using it to pay your household bills (e.g., in Germany/Japan/Australia) is one thing, but as a small business, using it to pay a service provider in another country? How do you even declare that on your bookkeeping?
neilmac (and others with similar concerns), I find that it helps if you think of Bitcoin as if it were physical gold: you wouldn't, today, in 2017, pay your landlord with physical gold. You'd find a gold trader and exchange it for your local currency, right? You can do that with Bitcoin.
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And I was never asked about that.
However, one of my UK clients just 'updated' their payment procedures and sent me a link yesterday (when my invoice was due) with a form to fill in for verification of my identity, which irritated me greatly, because I have done several jobs for them and we have been corresponding via my same email address all the time.
But, what the heck (is that how you spell that?), I did it until at the end they asked me to upload a scanned copy of ... See more And I was never asked about that.
However, one of my UK clients just 'updated' their payment procedures and sent me a link yesterday (when my invoice was due) with a form to fill in for verification of my identity, which irritated me greatly, because I have done several jobs for them and we have been corresponding via my same email address all the time.
But, what the heck (is that how you spell that?), I did it until at the end they asked me to upload a scanned copy of my driver's licence, passport or other document with a photo.
I just sent my photo
Of course I got the answer from a 'Payee Identification Service' that a photo was not enough, they need the whole document.
I told them that they have my bank details, my PayPal details and my web site address, all that should be enough to pay my invoice. And that I am not going to send them copy of my private documents.
I am sure they won't accept that, but fortunately my invoice was very small this time, so I am going to fire that client and forget about the money.
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It is on my schedule, but I have been so busy that I have not time to deep in the subject...
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I haven’t been asked yet. In any case, I only accept bank transfers in EUR (I had a bank account in USD but as most of my customers are in Europe I closed it some time ago).
| | | | Kay Denney
Francia
Local time: 09:03
francés al inglés
| | Never been offered | Dec 1, 2017 |
I have never been offered. Is this becoming a common practice?
Perhaps I would accept a small portion for a random job... but I believe that we still need real money to cover our daily costs, right? 
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Mario Chavez (X)
Local time: 03:03
inglés al español
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| Bitcoin and their ilk | Dec 1, 2017 |
I know a thing or two about bitcoin from what I''ve read in the press. However, since the current banking system doesn't accept cryptocurrencies, I don't.
Gimme euros or dollars, no bitcoins.
| | | | Vanda Nissen
Australia
Local time: 18:03
Miembro 2008
inglés al ruso
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... and not intending in the nearest future. I have bank accounts in Europe, Australia, and Paypal. Plenty of options to choose from.
| | | | Patrice
Estados Unidos
Local time: 00:03
Miembro
francés al inglés
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| Would consider it | Dec 1, 2017 |
This type of payment hasn't been offered to me, but I would accept it.
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