> Why hasn't crypto made inroads into this world yet?
Why do you assume it hasn't? If I try to purchase premium on PornHub[1], it ONLY shows cryptocurrency as an option, and says: "Unfortunately we are unable to accept credit cards at this moment"
(Maybe in other regions it's different)
And I'm sure almost all porn websites accept crypto.
Also 4chan pass[2], can ONLY be purchased with crypto as well.
Hey, what do you know! I've never actually clicked through to subscribe on any of these sites, I just assumed from the article and all the comments that there was no alternative to the Visa/Mastercard duopoly. Thoughts on why it hasn't achieved much adoption?
> Thoughts on why it hasn't achieved much adoption?
You mean crypto for porn payments, or crypto in general?
If crypto is not only accepted on basically all porn websites, but also the only option in many of them, then I'd say adoption is quite good. If PornHub accepts only crypto, and (someone on this post claimed) that half of their income comes from subscribers, then a significant amount of people must be using crypto to pay for porn.
We probably just don't hear about it because people are ashamed of spending money on porn.
Why do you assume it hasn't? If I try to purchase premium on PornHub[1], it ONLY shows cryptocurrency as an option, and says: "Unfortunately we are unable to accept credit cards at this moment"
(Maybe in other regions it's different)
And I'm sure almost all porn websites accept crypto.
Also 4chan pass[2], can ONLY be purchased with crypto as well.
[1] Not linked in case it violates HN guidelines
[2] https://www.4channel.org/pass