Ep 40. Get the bag💰

<p>Hey,</p><p>In recent months, lots of high profile personalities have announced plans to get paid in crypto. The Mayors of New York and Miami joined athletes like Aaron Rodgers and Odell Beckham; and artists like 50 Cent and Mel B to get partially or fully paid in crypto. Coinbase recently partnered with UnitedMasters to let musicians receive their <a target="_blank" href="https://www.bloombergquint.com/onweb/unitedmasters-will-let-musicians-receive-pay-in-cryptocurrency">royalties in crypto</a>. But is this just a gimmick for the rich? What are regular Joe and Jane doing? I’m conducting a survey to understand attitudes towards getting paid in crypto. It took me less than 1 minute to it fill out. Please let your voice be heard <strong>here</strong>! It’s anonymous. I’ll share the results with you. </p><p>Besides getting paid in crypto, one could also receive crypto rewards for everyday purchases. I’ve been using the Fold card to earn bitcoin rewards for a couple months. I’ll share some of my thoughts below….and of course I’ll touch on some of the recent news developments in crypto: such as Chainlink, metaverse, Novi and regulations. Let’s go!</p><p>Fold review: <em>Bitcoin rewards card 💳</em></p><p><strong>Why Fold?</strong></p><p>When we got married, we paid for our honeymoon and flights to Hawaii with credit card loyalty points. We had an amazing time! But it was even sweeter knowing that we did not use cash for our luxury getaway. The <a target="_blank" href="https://foldapp.com/">Fold card</a> presents the same allure. The opportunity to build a bitcoin stash without changing behavior was too good to pass up. </p><p>How did it go?</p><p>Fold started out enabling users to earn rewards by buying gift cards. Next, they graduated to offering a debit card with bitcoin buy back on all purchases.</p><p><strong>Phase 1: Gift cards</strong></p><p>I earned 1% bitcoin rewards when I bought Amazon gift cards using Fold. I started buying $100 gift cards and pre-loading my Amazon account. I would spend cash from the gi