New browser extension lets you instantly price the web in bitcoin
The team behind a new currency converting browser extension says it wants to give skeptical online shoppers a better understanding of the crypto world by allowing them to instantly “price the internet in bitcoin (BTC).” Launched earlier this week by news and content platform Truth for the Commoner (TFTC), Opportunity Cost uses CoinGecko data to detect and convert online prices to BTC, sats, or a combination of both, in real time while protecting your privacy. Writing on TFTC’s website, the project’s creator and TFTC founder, Marty Bent, explains: “As someone who’s been writing a newsletter and producing podcasts about BTC for eight years in an attempt to educate individuals from around the world about what BTC is, why it’s important, and how they can leverage it, I’ve become convinced that a lot of the work that needs to be done still exists at the top of the funnel. “You can scream at people. You can grab them by th...