heisenburrr
Have Fun Staying Poor
So that small business they mentioned, wouldn't they have to resell the bitcoin they made selling pizza? What if the price dropped 3 hours later and all of a sudden the bitcoin is worth nothing and they just gave away a bunch of free pizza? Would they wait until the price went up again and sell it?
They use Bitpay
Overstock NEVER holds BTC. The instant the customer checks out and pays for his items, Bitpay uses the current exchange rate, charges the client accordingly so that the amount of BTC corresponds to the FIAT price. Overstock receives fiat instantly. BitPay holds the BTC.
and I believe coinbase.com offers the same service