Support BitcoinCash
I currently use Mullvad, a VPN that accepts three cryptocurrencies; Bitcoin, Monero, and BitcoinCash.
My proposal suggests adding XMR and BCH to both Proton Wallet and the accepted payment methods for Protonmail.
Both of these currencies are extremely reliable, basically free to use, and easily made private with one being opt-in. BTC doesn't have any of these qualities in any shape or form without losing custody or experiencing extreme friction.
Be more like Mullvad, or simply be smart. What use is a wallet if you can't transact?
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Anonymous commented
+1
I didn't see this suggestion and duplicated it the other day with my own BCH suggestion:
https://protonmail.uservoice.com/forums/960668-proton-wallet/suggestions/48918788-support-bitcoin-cashCopy-pasta of my suggestion text:
Support Bitcoin Cash (BCH)
Please add support for Bitcoin Cash in your wallet.
- It has enough compatibility with BTC, that implementing support wouldn't be massive (relatively speaking).
- It also has some standardized privacy-improving features that BTC does not have (fitting for Proton).
- It also has intentionally cheaper transaction fees (due to the community spirit of Bitcoin Cash of continuing the original Bitcoin goal of being a "A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System")
- Finally, it has relatively wide support as a Crypto Currency payment method. -
David J commented
I'll second this. I'm a long-time Proton user and have given them a pass for not supporting BCH as a method of subscription payment, but now that they have decided to create an actual cryptocurrency wallet, it's time to support BCH. If Proton fails to do this by the time my subscription is up for renewal in approximately one year, I will cancel my subscription. I was on the fence about migrating from my password manager and email service provider to Proton along with my family, but this announcement has actually pushed me away due to the BTC Maxi-ness of it.