Olaf Carlson-Wee started living on Bitcoin in 2013 when he got his new job at the Bitcoin startup Coinable. His salary is paid in the digital currency via a conversion from an agreed amount in dollars. Although he uses Bitcoin to pay for his expenses, the transactions aren’t always direct. Often he needs to make use of his friends to pay the bill in dollars, and later Carlson-Wee transfers them the equivalent in Bitcoins. But particularly in online stores Bitcoins are already becoming more popular and making life easier on Carlson-Wee. Here’s how he does it.
There’s a man living on Bitcoin for 3 years – and he loves it!
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