Basically none. But there are also basically no bitcoiners here in Estonia even though the monetary policy is _not even _in the hands of local politicians (as if that made anything better) and the country suffered some of the highest inflation rates in Europe in 2022... I am constantly surprised and appalled by the apathy, disinterest and timidness of the people around me. Which is one of the main reasons I'm seriously considering seeking a new home somewhere in the Americas, but I digress. All that being said, I do accept BTC for my own goods, of course, and am trying to increase overall merchant adoption in a roundabout way with a gift card business, but it's a low-budget solo venture for now and there hasn't been a lot of interest from either investors nor customers so... I guess we're still, unfortunately, very early? At least from the MoE perspective.

BTW completely agree that unless BTC can be used as a Medium of Exchange, we will always be crippled by trusted third parties, KYC/AML bureaucracy, financial censorship, etc. In other words, Bitcoin can be the better money, but not the freedom money, without the MoE component.

I think https://btcmap.org/ speak for itself

Small businesses I use regularly are open to conversations but I'm a frugal person so there's only my barber, the brewery where I host my meetup, and other places that happen to be owned by bitcoiners

there isnt a vendor im aware of within my metro. My only way to use btc is buying stuff online.

Practically non-existent. There are probably at most a dozen places, only one of which I'm aware of, that accept bitcoin. Getting them prepared for me to pay with bitcoin, as the rare customer that asks to pay that way, is usually pretty unpleasant too.

Thanks, this is something that I have been thinking for sometime. While I would love to see more merchant adoption, some nuance is necessary in what kind of merchant I want to see adopting it. I do not care so much about whether my next door cafe sells me a latte for Bitcoin (which will come, when his hand is forced, whether he is a Bitcoiner or not).

As always, it is the critical mass and network problem. Merchants will have to pay their taxes, labours, suppliers and rent in Fiat, hence accepting Bitcoin just adds a layer of complexity, which I sort of have to agree with.

That is why I always believe the most positive signs of adoption would be when Bitcoin is adopted by manufacturers (not only merchants)

Here are some present examples and some others that I hope to see.

I am hoping some copper, Aluminium, oil refiners, steel makers, ship builders, Lockheed Martin or Boeing, some cement companies, NextEra Energy (one of the giant electricity suppliers in north America) etc. will get on-board with Bitcoin settlement (especially for global payments and final settlements worth like ~100 BTC or such).

They can have more base layer (pun intended) impact than cafes selling a latte or pizza for Bitcoin. These are businesses you will likely not see on BTC Map, but even one of their impacts can be felt in the world of money more than all the Steak-n-Shake combined.

Guys, the big merchants will never come to you begging to spend your sats. YOU MUST DO HARD WORK in your local community to convince local producers, farmers, ranchers etc to sell you their products for sats.

When I see people saying "there's none of the merchants accepting my sats in my area" I see only lazy people that didn't do any hard work to educate them, just complaining.

Example, in France: https://xcancel.com/Vertes_Prairies