Visiting Indonesia, noticed all the drivers coordinate with you via Whatsapp, and want payment in USD cash.

Honestly if I was in charge of WhatsApp I would add native stablecoin payment right now. No brainer. They would make billions in volume overnight.

which part? this is a first i've heard they want payment in USD cash

/salty /fufu
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another fyi, foreigners almost always get a higher rate/price at anything and anywhere, down to alfresco food cart, so don't feel you get cheated unless you have someone speaking fluent indonesian beside you

Oh wow didn't know that, good to know. This driver was recommended by a friend and did accept both USD or IDR. Really nice guy and affordable, price up front. Just wish he could just request payment straight for WhatsApp and I one click send him USDC/T instead of cash 😁

did you get duped though? illegal taxis do that all the time, they are not metered, try to look for or hail Blue Bird taxis instead, if you have access to Gojek/Grab, you can do that too

fyi, crypto payment is illegal in indonesia, Bali used to accept long ago because grey area, until deemed illegal