A 24-Year-old to circumnavigate the world without regular money, only equipped with a Bitcoin Wallet. In the competition „The Payments Race,“ he against other competitors, the deal with traditional payment methods. The competition of the payment methods.
By Phillip Horch
On the 27. May 2019BTC$8.780,00 9.91%part Facebook Twitter LinkedIn xing mail
Alex Hobern, a 24-year-old Comedian and Influencer to travel with a Bitcoin Wallet in the world. In the process, he will compete against three competitor*Internal – these represent the methods of payment cash, payment card and Smartphone payments.
A competition of methods of payment
their task: to create A world tour with their respective payment method, without using other forms of payment. Sponsored by the company Wirex, smart stream and Token he is supposed to travel from London to Amsterdam, however, the direction of the West. To do this, he is allowed to use exclusively crypto-currencies.
Ultimately, he will be mainly of two things depending on: the global spread and acceptance on the one hand, and the rates of the crypto-currencies on the other side. Pavel Matveev, CEO of Wirex, hoping that the action, among other things, a greater spread of crypto-currencies. Thus, should ultimately be shown that Bitcoin & co. actually work, even if there are obstacles in your application:
The use of crypto for the daily payment traffic, it can still be very complicated. Our Mission at Wirex is to make crypto-currencies more accessible to all – therefore, we are happy to support the Team in Crypto and Alex Hobern in the Payments Race. Alex is relatively currencies new in the world of Crypto, so that the race is an opportunity to find out how far we have come as a practical solution for the issue of crypto-currencies.
Ultimately, Alex Hobern is allowed to use only Bitcoin & co., to it to 3. To create June at the Money 20/20 Expo in Amsterdam:
Team Crypto Racer Alex Hobern may only pay with a crypto currency for Transport, accommodation, food and drinks during the race. The three Competing will be limited to Bank cards, mobile payments and cash.
On Instagram, Alex calls Hobern, the crypto-community to date, to give him an indication as to the acceptance of Bitcoin & co.:
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