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Digital Currency Revolution: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Cryptocurrency Payments
Cryptocurrency is transforming how entrepreneurs conduct business, offering advantages that traditional payment systems simply can't match. For small business owners feeling the squeeze of 2-4% credit card processing fees, crypto presents a compelling alternative with significantly lower transaction costs—especially valuable for those handling high sales volumes.
The digital currency revolution extends far beyond just cost savings. While traditional banks and payment processors might keep your funds tied up for days, cryptocurrency transactions settle within minutes or seconds. This immediate access to capital provides crucial flexibility for business operations, particularly when working across international borders. The irreversible nature of crypto transactions also eliminates the persistent threat of chargeback fraud that plagues online retailers and service providers.
Forward-thinking entrepreneurs are discovering how cryptocurrency opens doors to global markets without currency exchange complications. For businesses in high-risk industries facing banking restrictions, crypto offers a path to financial independence and operational stability. Even major corporations recognize these advantages—Microsoft, AT&T, Shopify, Gucci, and AMC Theaters have all embraced cryptocurrency payments. Whether you're looking to reduce costs, reach new customers, or simply differentiate your business in a competitive landscape, cryptocurrency deserves serious consideration as part of your payment strategy. Subscribe to hear our upcoming deep dive into more businesses adopting crypto and how regulatory developments are shaping this financial frontier.
Hello world, welcome back to Not Just Candle Talk Today's episode. We're going to get into crypto for small business and how entrepreneurs are using digital currency. Alright, so let's get into it. Right now, businesses are turning to crypto for payment because it offers several advantages over traditional payment methods, and we're going to get into a couple of reasons why that is All right. So let's get into it.
Speaker 1:Lower transaction fees Okay, credit card processing fees can range anywhere from two to four percent. In crypto, fees are often lower, especially with certain blockchains. All right, businesses save money on payment processing costs, especially with high volume sales. Okay. Faster transaction traditional banks they their transactions and transfers and credit card payments can take days to clear, especially if you're doing business internationally. Cryptocurrency depending on the blockchain, it can take or process within minutes, even seconds, oh no.
Speaker 1:Chargebacks okay, or fraud risks. Crypto transactions are irreversible, okay, unlike credit card payments, which can be disputed and or reversed. This protects businesses from chargeback fraud, which is commonly used in online retail. And then you have access to global markets. You can accept payments from anywhere in the world without worrying about currency exchange rates, cross-border transaction fees. This is a beneficial. This is definitely beneficial for online businesses, such as freelancers in e-commerce stores. All right, then you have your independence right.
Speaker 1:Some businesses, particularly in high risk industries, they struggle with bank restrictions or high fees. Crypto provides an alternative payment without relying on banks Entrepreneurs in other countries. They don't have any issues using crypto to protect their earnings, especially to countries with unstable economies. Okay, then of course, you have your added security enhanced security and transparency. Blockchain transactions are secure. Transparency Blockchain transactions are secure. They reduce the risk of payment fraud hacking, which means businesses can have more control over their assets, of their funds. Okay, and then you have the growing customer demand right. More customers are investing in and using crypto for everyday purchases. So accepting crypto attracts tech-savvy customer base and set businesses apart from competitors. Right, that could be something that you can use in your business that sets you apart. If you're struggling with things that does set you apart in, especially, businesses that's overly saturated. Ok, so you know businesses that's involved in digital assets, nfts, blockchain services. They benefit from Accepting Crypto. The smart contracts allow businesses To automate payments and that reduces Administrative work when you have your payments On automatic Payments With the smart contracts.
Speaker 1:While you know, while crypto payments offer many advantages, businesses might also consider challenges that might not be. If you pay attention to them, you know you might, you still can benefit, and some of those challenges might be the price velocity of the change in prices, some tax implications and regulatory compliance. That's what I think. That's what right now in the economy, that's what every you know the governments and stuff are working on, um, but you know, I mean, I, I think that really is not just crypto, but you know, that's something to pay attention to.
Speaker 1:The majority of the corporations they're doing crypto payments. A few that I did some research on recently Microsoft, they've been accepting crypto Bitcoin for purchases in online stores, allowing customers to buy apps, games, digital content, at&t they accept cryptocurrency. Now you can pay your bill with Bitcoin. And some e-commerce even some e-commerce platforms they are allowing merchants to accept crypto payments, like Shopify, overstock. They're allowing businesses to accept crypto Bitcoin. And then you have your retail brands like Gucci crypto Bitcoin. And then you have your retail brands like Gucci, um, they are accepting crypto payments and, uh, select, select stores and, um, that's nice. Um, some of the entertainment and media, um, the ACM I believe it's the ACM Theaters they're accepting Bitcoin now If you want to purchase this for tickets online or at the concession stands and things like that. Express VPN that's a service provider. They accept Bitcoin. Let's see what else. What else? What else? Dish Dish Network they accept Bitcoin. So those are just a few businesses I did a little research on and found that they've been doing business with businesses that use crypto. They've been doing that for years already, so it's nothing new. It's just you know, it's in the news a lot, but it's it's really nothing new. A lot of these businesses businesses have been using it since, uh, cryptos came, come out in one way, shape or form. Um, so that's all I have with this um, particular episode.
Speaker 1:I just wanted to do a little episode about crypto, because that is the big talk right now in the business world and finance.
Speaker 1:I want to at least touch on it a little bit. I'm going to do some more research, of course, because that's what I love to do. I'm going to do some more research and read a little bit more, and I will definitely do a part two. It seems like all of my episodes now are leading into a part two, which is awesome because there are always more information and more things coming out as we evolved in business, entrepreneurship and finance. You know all of that. So it's. You know it's only right to do part twos on a lot of these episodes. I will be back with more in-depth detail and probably more examples of businesses that have started using Bitcoin payment or cryptocurrency payments, and hopefully, by the time I do my part two, it'll be a lot more and we'll be at a better understanding with our bank situation here in the US. All right, anyway, so I don't want to get too political with it, but thank you again for listening and I will see you next time. Thank you, bye.