Cryptocurrency adoption in Europe has been growing in recent years, with more and more people and businesses using digital currencies for a variety of purposes. One of the main drivers of this trend has been the increased interest in using cryptocurrencies as a way to make payments and transfer money quickly and securely, without the need for intermediaries such as banks.

There are several factors that have contributed to the growing popularity of cryptocurrencies in Europe. One of the key factors is the increasing awareness and understanding of the technology behind cryptocurrencies, such as blockchain. This has made people more comfortable with using digital currencies, and has helped to overcome some of the initial skepticism that many people had about them.

Another factor is the increasing number of businesses that are accepting cryptocurrencies as a form of payment. This includes not only online businesses, but also brick-and-mortar stores and other merchants. This has made it easier for people to use cryptocurrencies in their daily lives, and has helped to drive adoption.

Overall, the future of cryptocurrency adoption in Europe looks bright, and it is likely that we will see continued growth in the use of digital currencies in the coming years.

#AskAnton Can we have cheaper/better/bigger brand offers in the marketplace?
Anton:  It’s a huge focus of the team at the moment — getting cool, high  quality offers on the app, at a great price. You’ll have hopefully seen  that we’re pricing a lot more of our offers at the lower end (around  5–10 SWC), to make them more attainable for you guys. However, we want  to hear from you guys as to what sorts of brands you want on the app.  But don’t just let us know, let the brands know too (that they should  partner with Sweatcoin)!
#AskAnton What’s Sweatcoin’s policy on scammers?
Anton:  We hate scammers, and you have to know that under no circumstances will  we at Sweatcoin approach you to send us Sweatcoins or to double your  balance. So, remember that — whenever you’re requested to send  Sweatcoins to someone using our name, that’s a scam. We try to prevent  this from happening and will try and return your Sweatcoins if you’ve  been scammed. However, bear in mind that when Sweatcoin is put on a  blockchain those transactions will be irreversible, so please be  careful — on our side we’ll do everything we can to reduce the number of  scammers. However, we’re so popular at the moment (fortunately or  unfortunately!) that a lot of people are trying to scam our users.  Beware!
#AskAnton How do I become an influencer?
Anton:  Oh, that’s really easy. Just get on the app, invite at least 30  friends, and we’ll get you a secret level that only influencers get  access to, and there you go! Very easy!
#AskAnton When is the Trouble Maker tier/level coming? It’d be cool if it was for running marathons!
Anton:  For now we would like to keep it a secret, there is some work going on  behind the scenes and I will let you know the news as soon as I am  allowed to :)) But the marathon idea would be really cool!
#AskAnton When will Sweatcoin be available in {insert country here}?
Anton:  Our current plan is to roll out across most of Europe this year and  other countries after that. Watch this space. Make sure you sign up on Sweatcoin App Install  (use this link and I get 5 sweatcoin for the introduction. You will get the same for installing and introducing your friends) if we’re not in your country, as we’ll let you know as soon as we launch!
#AskAnton  What is the difference between overall steps and Sweatcoin steps? Why  are there more overall steps than Sweatcoin steps?
Anton:  Ahh good one, I’m glad this came up. So you see overall steps are the  crude pedometer steps recorded by your phone. Pedometers are dumb, and  can’t tell the difference between a real step from a fake step, like a  bump or shake of your phone. If we relied on this alone to convert  Sweatcoins, it would make it super easy to cheat the system and would  really make Sweatcoins completely worthless. So, for this reason, we  check your phone’s pedometer steps against other things like GPS, speed,  and movement to make sure we are confident they were actually earned by  physical movement and not cheating.
#AskAnton How can I be part of the Sweatcoin team?
Anton: We’re always looking for passionate, entrepreneurial and cool people to join our team. Send an email to hire @sweatco.in and pitch yourself. My team or I will be sure to get back to you.
#AskAnton What was your first business idea?
Anton:  Well, it wasn’t really an idea, it was more an easy way to make money.  When I was a kid you could make money returning empty bottles, and my  grandfather, as I discovered, had a basement full of empty bottles that  no one wanted to take and return, so I said, ‘How about you let me do  that, and we’ll do a revenue share?’ Obviously, I didn’t know that term  then, but we agreed that I’d get some money — and that was quite a  considerable amount of money for a young kid. I really enjoyed that  process.
#AskAnton How do you measure success?
Anton:  Well, success is so deeply personal, because it depends on your own  understanding of life. To some it’s money, recognition, power — so to  me, success is to be able to do something that lasts and something that  creates value. But in the process of doing that it’s also important to  me to have fun, because if you’re doing stuff that’s useful but not  enjoying yourself then what’s the point? Life is the process, not the  destination — but my problem has always been that I can’t enjoy my own  success for longer than a day. It’s hard for me to rest. Some people  say, ‘Great, I’ve achieved it.’ There’s so much satisfaction — for me,  it barely lasts a day.
#AskAnton What’s a failure you have learnt a lot from?
Anton:  I’m not sure it was a failure, but I think an important thing to learn  was to choose your partners wisely because they’re someone who should be  complementary to you in terms of your skills, but also in terms of who  you are as a person. Because you will inevitably go through very  difficult times with your business and you want to have someone you can  rely on as opposed to someone who will be a weak link, from a personal  perspective. You can get over some deficiencies in skill set, but you’ve  got to have somebody you can rely on.
#AskAnton Who do you compare yourself against?
Anton:  I don’t compare myself. I want to build a global product, something  that can be attractive to people whether they’re from China, the UK,  Indonesia, Russia. Comparing against other people doesn’t make loads of  sense to me, because people are all different and comparing implies that  you’re better or worse than anyone else. I don’t think it’s a  particularly fruitful strategy.
#AskAnton How do your motivations differ now, to when you were younger?
Anton:  I was driven by more obvious ambitions — money, success, and being  cool. But once you achieve certain things, you gain perspective. When I  was 20 I wanted a really cool car. The first time you get one, you’re  like, oh, great! The second time, it’s alright. The third time, it’s ok.  The satisfaction declines and at some point, you start asking what the  point is. I don’t want to get a new car anymore because it’s not going  to give me any happiness. So that type of aspiration has gone.