@ningchang ... Sure, but i'm looking at this through the eyes of someone whos never bought bitcoin. i've mentored alot of folk through purchasing at localbitcoins and people are generally terrified that they're gonna get scammed, it's a big gulf of uptake, if the company you worked for who are trusted, offered you a easy, no nonsense way to get paid in bitcoin where you didn't have to run around to ATMs or deal with mysterious characters on localbitcoins and generally learn a new way of getting money would you do it? I would. better than faffing around with the other options, especially if i were someone who wasn't particularly knowledgeable about how bitcoin works.
Completely agree, no one wants to do shady deals in a dark alley to buy Bitcoin. I think it would be great for companies to offer employees a way to get paid, partially, in Bitcoin, just like RRSP contributions. However, many people might prefer that their personal financial dealings are not connected in any way to their employer. I agree that this would be a great option for people, but I don't think it replaces the need for other more anonymous, secure and easy ways to buy Bitcoin.
