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At the cost of a less stable value, you can convert your currency to BTC, store it on a physical wallet like those made by Ledger and self-host BTCPay Server to make receiving money easier (alt cryptocurrency available via integrations). As for spending, that depends entirely on the recipient cooperating and accepting BTC.
No thanks. It’s not for me.
How is an even more niche process that involves having to go to an exchange to buy crypto then safe guard it and it being a taxable event when buying goods with it in some countries a solution?
People are wanting a mainstream alternative that the companies that they buy from use, and if the companies don’t care to use it then it doesn’t matter for the average person.
Even people actually into crypto are less interested in spending it because it exposes their balance if they aren’t using coin mixers or monero which can make them a target. Not to mention most just see it as stock they hope goes to the moon as opposed to going through the cumbersome process of buying for the purpose of spending it like a depreciating asset.
Unfortunately crypto is already complicated as is. And as the other user said bitcoin isn’t the best choice. Monero would be as close to the overall goal as it is possible.
Now using monero would be more anonymous than credit/debit cards making it a better option - but not many vendors support it, and cash is just simpler than any other option.
I want to buy a game online. How do I use cash?
Go to your local store and buy a Steam gift card.
Whoah whoah whoah! They need to keep that cash in a wallet, don’t wave it around, look out for pickpockets, don’t carry too much, and a slew of other common sense things that I won’t list now but will mock you for not doing later.