2025-12-28 00:23:14

Crypto startups operating in a fiat-dominated world face a real dilemma. Even if you believe blockchain will eventually replace traditional finance, you still need fiat today—to pay salaries, rent, server costs, and regulatory compliance fees. Your developers won't accept Bitcoin for their mortgages. Tax authorities definitely won't. This is the bridge problem: you're building tomorrow's financial system while operating within today's. Until merchants, landlords, and governments price everything in crypto natively, fiat remains the inescapable lubricant keeping Web3 ventures running. It's not a lack of conviction. It's physics.

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GasGoblin

· 12-28 00:51

Honestly, this is the reality. No matter how much you believe, you still need to eat. Developers, landlords, and tax authorities won't be dreaming with you...

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GateUser-c802f0e8

· 12-28 00:49

In plain terms, reality is too thin; no matter how idealistic your dreams are, you still have to pay the rent first.

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HackerWhoCares

· 12-28 00:48

Honestly, this is the reality... Even with faith, you have to eat. It's just too harsh that developers can't use coins to pay rent.

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BlockchainNewbie

· 12-28 00:40

Basically, it's that ideals are very lofty, but reality is quite harsh. You have to find a way to live decently in both worlds, or the project will die even faster.

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