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But giving the tens of millions of Coinbase users a way to do cheap and fast microtransactions could change that.

"Oh, you also have a lightning app? Cool, I'll send you the money this way."

I used to work at Coinbase. The thing is no one is actually using it for transactions of any type. The vast majority of users buy a token and let it sit until they can make a profit. The volume of transactions to other accounts was in the single percentage points.

I think for most folks, this is akin to paying for everyday expenses with fractions of your stock portfolio.

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