Originally Posted by BlackCrayon

a lot of people don't even know what a wire transfer is. half the time when i go to the bank the tellers i get don't even really know what it is and have often never had to send one for a customer before. also the fact that in the US/Canada you can't send a wire transfer online, you have to actually go to the bank. pain in the ass. also i have to fill out some kind of anti money laundering form every time i send a wire over a certain amount. another pain in the ass.

and franck, most people use paypal with credit cards, not bank accounts. if there was an instant way to buy that didn't require verification docs to be uploaded, this would greatly help popularize bitcoins.