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The MintChip Challenge - Ideas

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  • A digital currency can be used for tipping a waiter/waitress at a bar

    Submitted about 14 years ago by deleted deleted

  • A digital currency can be used for purchasing refreshments at an entertainment/sporting event

    Submitted about 14 years ago by deleted deleted

  • A digital currency can be used for paying for transportation such as taxi, bus, bixi or even a toll booth

    Submitted about 14 years ago by deleted deleted

  • A digital currency can be used for gaming

    Submitted about 14 years ago by Danial Goodwin

  • A digital currency can be used for the most significant for governments would be for micropurchases under $1.00. This would reduce the amount of coinage needed.

    Submitted about 14 years ago by Charles Ashbacher

  • A digital currency can be used for microdonations to a cause, charity, or person in need via different channels (Twitter, FB, email, or QR codes on printed ads).

    Submitted about 14 years ago by Dragoljub Profirovic

  • A digital currency can be used for cutting the cost's of precious metals and decreasing the amount of tree's cut down for creating new bills.

    Submitted about 14 years ago by Leeland Steward

  • A digital currency can be used for A digital currency could be used to pay for things in other countries while travelling. Eliminating the need for travellers cheques.

    Submitted about 14 years ago by Maia Jones

  • A digital currency can be used for eliminating credit card debt, as people need to be able to use currency digitally without being charged excess fees.

    Submitted about 14 years ago by Desiree Wright

  • A digital currency can be used for teaching children about handling money responsibly and sticking with a budget, without them having to carry money that is a risk for theft.

    Submitted about 14 years ago by Rachel Klingberg

  • A digital currency can be used for for payments for all vending machines and public transit systems micropayments.

    Submitted about 14 years ago by David Shu

  • A digital currency can be used for a much better alternative to home delivery service, business can now expand and offer more service with a better payment platform.

    Submitted about 14 years ago by Nelson Flores

  • A digital currency can be used for secured and efficient mobile payment, online payment, and physical payment for anything below $10.00. With savings in making physical coins.

    Submitted about 14 years ago by Nelson Flores

  • A digital currency can be used for specific purposes as the money can be tagged. The Mint could produce tagged money that MUST be invested in building renewable energy plants

    Submitted about 14 years ago by Kevin Cox

  • A digital currency can be used for protection against fake currency issues faced by many countries.

    Submitted about 14 years ago by Neeraj Lajpal

  • A digital currency can be used for loyalty or rewards program and group buying program offering discounts to consumers for using mintchip.

    Submitted about 14 years ago by Kofi Abbey

  • A digital currency can be used for collecting digital coins -- a new generation of coin collectors solely digital!

    Submitted about 14 years ago by Kofi Abbey

  • A digital currency can be used for splitting the cost of a purchase at the point of sale.

    Submitted about 14 years ago by Robert Medeiros

  • A digital currency can be used for acusition of resources and as a promisary note.

    Submitted about 14 years ago by Quddoos Khan

  • A digital currency can be used for 1) I recently patented a offline way to transfer money from account to account.

    Submitted about 14 years ago by Luiz Bonow

  • A digital currency can be used for 2) I think this is the paradigm shift necessary for electronic money, as in most places in the world there is no data connection.

    Submitted about 14 years ago by Luiz Bonow

  • A digital currency can be used for 3) lwbonow@yahoo.com

    Submitted about 14 years ago by Luiz Bonow

  • A digital currency can be used for keeping government spending under control by not allowing it to print money which it doesn't have.

    Submitted about 14 years ago by deleted deleted

  • A digital currency can be used for reducing fraudulent activity . In other words since close to all transactions being recorded it will be far easier and faster to notice them

    Submitted about 14 years ago by samantha leblanc

  • A digital currency can be used for annonymous online and real world gambling (roulette, blackjack, slots, or even horse races).

    Submitted about 14 years ago by Christopher Ricart

  • A digital currency can be used for paying staff salaries quickly and easily, while saving a tree or two.

    Submitted about 14 years ago by Christopher Ricart

  • A digital currency can be used for Purchasing lottery tickets and Pro-Line online.

    Submitted about 14 years ago by Richard Falck

  • A digital currency can be used for Transferring funds to and from paypal

    Submitted about 14 years ago by Brent Daviduck

  • A digital currency can be used for rewarding good financial behavior like saving money or paying off student loans.

    Submitted about 14 years ago by Lola Mu

  • A digital currency can be used for online purchases and quick payments.

    Submitted about 14 years ago by Andre Bui

  • A digital currency can be used for Changing the way people are taxed and billed to eliminate unexpected financial worries and auditing

    Submitted about 14 years ago by alex rice

  • A digital currency can be used for the Canadian Mint should act as the clearing house for micropayments.

    Submitted about 14 years ago by Libby Gillman

  • A digital currency can be used for 100% gold backed digital currency

    Submitted about 14 years ago by Justin Percy

  • A digital currency can be used for providing reoccurring online payments without the need of a credit or debit account.

    Submitted about 14 years ago by Travis McCrea

  • A digital currency can be used for following the money. The chip should be modified to include GPS tracking, eliminating illegal use of the money while maintaining anonymity.

    Submitted about 14 years ago by Joel Konecny

  • A digital currency can be used for payment as direct gold.

    Submitted about 14 years ago by Toshimitsu Kimura

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