[w3c/payment-request] Handling Digital Assets (i.e. Bitcoin and Ethereum) (#635) from paranoid-android on 2017-10-02 (public-webpayments-specs@w3.org from October 2017)

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I was looking to use the Payment Request API to accept Bitcoin and Ethereum. However, it looks like the API is focused on pulling money via a credit card. Yet, Bitcoin and Ethereum are focused on letting users "push" money. This is one way they promote privacy.

In my opinion, I think digital assets should be supported in the payment request API. For example, if a developer chose "crypto" as a `supportedMethod`, the experience of the Payment Request dialog | card should change. I would imagine a QR code appearing. Or, letting a user choose a crypto wallet. 

Please consider adding support for crypto assets to the Payment Request API.

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