Crypto Micropayments Are Opening a Door to New Use Cases

Although e-commerce has existed for twenty-five years, and makes up a substantial portion of the global economy, the ability to spend very small sums online remains an elusive challenge. Blockchain advocates have long pushed cryptocurrency as a solution to this problem, and now that claim is nearing reality. Advancements in scalability and reduction of fees is beginning to make micropayments a very real option for digital transactions, which is all but certain to create new business models, and