<p>Until Bitcoin stabilizes sufficiently, prices will be listed in local currency and be payable in an equivalent amount of Bitcoin, or if prices will be listed in Bitcoin, this price will have to be constantly updated.</p>

<p>I.e. price would be listed in USD and the amount of XBT due would be calculated just before the bill.</p>

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2013-11-19T09:33:54.743Z
2013-11-19T09:33:54.743Z
Murch
<p>There are new merchant tools available like Bitpay which basically convert bitcoins to USD onspot at the current price. It prevents merchants from taking any risk and it locks down the price for 15 minutes. </p>

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2015-06-22T10:10:16.153Z
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Dallas Carter
<p>You could use <a href="https://coinbase.com/docs/merchant_tools/payment_pages" rel="nofollow">coinbase merchant tools</a>.</p>

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2013-11-19T15:23:39.200Z
2013-11-19T15:23:39.200Z
Loourr
<p>Merchants can ask their customers to pay in bitcoins according to the USD value. Example = if pizza cost $20, which is 0.10 btc something. And bitcoins prices get increased double.Then the pizza store can ask customers to pay the amount equivalent to USD.</p>

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2015-06-22T11:01:07.407Z
2015-06-22T11:01:07.407Z
Nilesh Talwekar
<p>I mean, if a pizza costs $25 and a BTC is $500, the pizza store should be announcing a pizza for 0.05 BTC. However, if tomorrow the USD value of a BTC doubles or halves, that announced price for the pizza is no longer adequate.</p>

<p>How do merchants balance this?</p>

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How can merchants accept Bitcoins while keeping it in line with the original USD value?
gberger
# How can merchants accept Bitcoins while keeping it in line with the original USD value?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-11-19)

I mean, if a pizza costs $25 and a BTC is $500, the pizza store should be announcing a pizza for 0.05 BTC. However, if tomorrow the USD value of a BTC doubles or halves, that announced price for the pizza is no longer adequate.

How do merchants balance this?

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2013-11-19. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

Until Bitcoin stabilizes sufficiently, prices will be listed in local currency and be payable in an equivalent amount of Bitcoin, or if prices will be listed in Bitcoin, this price will have to be constantly updated.

I.e. price would be listed in USD and the amount of XBT due would be calculated just before the bill.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2015-06-22. Score: 3

There are new merchant tools available like Bitpay which basically convert bitcoins to USD onspot at the current price. It prevents merchants from taking any risk and it locks down the price for 15 minutes.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2013-11-19. Score: 1

You could use [coinbase merchant tools](https://coinbase.com/docs/merchant_tools/payment_pages).


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### Answer by username_4 on 2015-06-22. Score: 1

Merchants can ask their customers to pay in bitcoins according to the USD value. Example = if pizza cost $20, which is 0.10 btc something. And bitcoins prices get increased double.Then the pizza store can ask customers to pay the amount equivalent to USD.


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