Well, “archaic” seems a bit harsh, when it is how almost all money transactions are done.
I, myself, am no friend of bitcoin and the like, as this “currency” is way more speculative than any oter of the major currencies. And I don’t need my daily money to gain a profit or loss from others speculating with it. I rather like to know what it’s worth without checking the value online first.
Call me old-fashioned.
And - not to be mistaken - I am absolutely fine, that you prefer bitcoin over banking-related payments.
Where I really start wondering, is, when the payment method is more important, than the social and environmental issues of the phone you buy? That’s something I do not really understand.
Why is it, you are interested in buying a Fairphone in the first place, if I may ask?
I am really just curious and don’t mean to offend you.
Btw:
Maybe one of the retailers of Fairphone will be accepting bitcoin?
I have not checked, but this might be a possibility.
Here is a list of resellers that sold the FP2 online:
Edit
As I am the curious kind of guy, I checked some resellers:
Cryptocurrencies accepted:
https://www.digitec.ch/de/Information/PaymentOptions
No cryptocurrencies
memo/memolife
fairmondo
ecosto
sinndrinn
vireo
gogreen
belsimpel
mobiel
(just if I got it right)