Tuesday, October 10, 2017

ETA EXPERT INSIGHTS: MOBILE PAYMENTS ON CONSUMER DEVICES – DRIVING ADOPTION

http://www.electran.org/publication/transactiontrends/eta-expert-insights-mobile-payments-on-consumer-devices-driving-adoption/

Bitcoin

So, I have an interesting BitCoin story. Back in April of 2014 when the craze was just starting, of course, I had to try it out. So, I opened up a CoinBase account and bought $100 worth. I spent $20 at Overstock.com just to see how the user experience was, which was fine and then basically tuned out and forgot about it. Recently the frenzy caught my attention so I went and checked on my account. The remaining $80 had turned into between $600 and $700 depending on which way the wind blew on any given day. So, I spent another $50, again at Overstock, which went smoothly. Just checked today and after having spent $70 of my original $100, I have a balance of $690. Not bad!! Maybe I should have invested my entire 401k? NOT! As I felt from the beginning and continue to feel the volatility and the lack of regulatory protections are going to keep this in the corners of the payments world for many years to come. Let me know what you think!