Oshi App
Bitcoin rewards and marketing platform for local businesses. Replaces traditional loyalty stars, punch cards, and points with bitcoin-backed incentives.
How Businesses Use It
- Customers earn bitcoin instead of coffee points
- Built-in local map showing participating merchants
- Marketing tool to attract the Bitcoin community
- Some locations listed offer gift card purchases as well
Onboarding Value
- Lower barrier than full Lightning integration (no node needed)
- Immediate consumer incentive (earn sats, not points)
- Community effect: map draws Bitcoin users to listed businesses
Trade-offs
| Advantage | Limitation |
|---|---|
| Easy setup | Depends on consumer adoption of Bitcoin |
| Loyalty rewards in sats | Custodial/gift-card model for some merchants |
| Local discovery via map | Data may lag; verification encouraged |
Website: Oshi App
See also: [btcmap], [ibexpay], [opennode], [strike]