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How HN took it
14 positive, 23 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 22 critical, out of 60 comments about the project. Thread score -0.16.
Idea: 11 for, 13 againstPricing: 1 for, 5 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Micropayments for ad-free content are an interesting idea.
From 2 comments
I like what your concept is a lot. I do not think a huge number of payments are going to be made using it, HOWEVER, I think this is just the beginning of a much larger movement…
Sealy on HNAn interesting issue here is that Creative Commons Noncommercial licenses permit use on ad-funded sites, but not on micropayment-funded sites. I'm thinking specifically of this:…
kragen on HN
Browser plugin for automatic bitcoin payments to sites is appealing.
From 1 comment
I'd like to see a browser plugin that does something similar. I fill it up with a small balance of bitcoins, and it automatically pays websites when I visit.
Sir_Cmpwn on HN
Objections
Most users don't have a bitcoin wallet.
From 2 comments
If your real objective is to get actually some income in place of the ad, I would highly suggest supporting traditional forms of payment in addition to Bitcoin. Pick your battles…
dheera on HNThat's nice, but doesn't change the fact that most people don't use Bitcoin.
s73v3r on HN
Bitcoin transaction fees make small payments costly.
From 1 comment
Bitcoin has transaction fees. From my reading of the link below, on a $0.05 transaction as suggested in your screenshot, you'd be paying at least a roughly $0.04 transaction fee…
kentonv on HN
Donations may be very low; a similar project earned almost nothing.
From 2 comments
This library looks good. But I wouldn't hold my breath that you will get any donations. I recently created a similar solution and the result after about a million few was nada,…
tobltobs on HNI think the basic problem is that people are not going to give you any money at all! Let it be bitcoin or their dollars. Or if this project works out, would be pretty interesting!
arbabu on HN
Bitcoin is seen as a pyramid scheme or shady.
From 2 comments
Global pyramid-like schemes are worthy of existence? Any threads on Bitcoin on Reddit highlight this - people thought about or bought Bitcoin in the past as an investment. Now…
loceng on HNThey're associated with bitcoin, and bitcoin business is quite shady. You may not like or agree with the reasoning, but I guarantee you that a lot of normal, non-tech people are…
s73v3r on HN
Requests
Support traditional payment methods besides bitcoin.
From 2 comments
If your real objective is to get actually some income in place of the ad, I would highly suggest supporting traditional forms of payment in addition to Bitcoin. Pick your battles…
dheera on HNNot to mention, I'm sure the losses incurred by not supporting traditional payment are far, far more than 3%. You have kind-hearted users who are opening their wallets, ready to…
dheera on HN
Integrate fiat funding like Coinbase.
From 1 comment
I really dig this idea, but would love to see two more features: 1. Integrate with something like coinbase so that users can fund a wallet with fiat currency. 2. Provide a…
Skunkleton on HN
Show the QR code payment request by default.
From 1 comment
An option to show the QR code payment request by default would be really nice.
ryan-c on HN
Questions
Does it work with ad blockers like Ghostery?
From 1 comment
This does not work for me. I'm using 'ghostery' to block ads though, not 'ad-block'.
4e1a on HN
Alternatives named
Flattr, Gratipay, Google Contributor
From 2 comments
Paypal does do a "Micropayments Discount" for sums less than $10. It's still 5% + $0.05, so it won't work for your $0.01 suggestion, but you can ask for $0.25, although you get…
jszymborski on HNThis is cool, and it won't pester you about donating if you are using something like Google Contributor which is nice.
Klathmon on HN
SatoshiPay
From 1 comment
Looks similar to what you can do with https://satoshipay.io, but they allow even tiniest Bitcoin payments (down to a single Satoshi) using sidechains.
henningpeters on HN
Blendle
From 1 comment
Take a look at Blendle. https://blendle.com/
rogeryu on HN