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Why bitcoin and not ethereum?

Technically it’s Bitcoin Lightning. We support that because its cheap And fast and widely used (650m users).

Also we are Bitcoiners.

However we do support exchange wallets like Luno.com, VALR.com and Binance.com and are adding many more and whatever crypto they support.

As Bitcoiners we try to basically just mention Bitcoin.

The website says Bitcoin and crypto*

Yeah, it seems kind of inconsistent. But the crypto page on peachpayments only mentions bitcoin https://www.peachpayments.com/payment-methods/cryptocurrency and moneybadger seems explicitly bitcoin: https://www.moneybadger.co.za/ ("Bitcoin payments made simple" "Accept Bitcoin or any crypto in-store or online, paid out in South African Rand or Bitcoin" "Pay with Bitcoin" "Accept Bitcoin" etc)

But I guess the answer is

> According to reported statistics, 68 percent of South Africans own or have bought Bitcoin – one of the highest adoption rates globally.

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