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imglorp on June 12, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Walmart Canada stops accepting Visa cards

Right. It's around us$0.05/transaction. First of all, it's lower, and second, it's a flat charge instead of a percent, which is probably more fair for users.

ufo on June 12, 2016 [–]

Bitcoin is heavily subsidized via newly minted bitcoins that are awarded to miners. The real cost per transaction is closer to $10.00

https://blockchain.info/charts/cost-per-transaction http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/32923

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