# The Vow Ecosystem 99% of *so called* "crypto acceptance" is **not real** crypto acceptance**.** Either a **crypto debit card** is used or a **crypto/fiat gateway** is used. In either case, retailers are **settled in fiat**. Retailers do **not really accept crypto**, and there are definitive reasons for this. The three main reasons that retailers don't accept crypto are; **(1) Crypto is too volatile.** **(2) Crypto is too slow.** **(3) There is not enough demand from the public.** VOW fixes all three of these points at once, by introducing a unique token-economic model which incentivises every single Retailer to become part of a massive distribution and acceptance layer around the world. **One in which, fiat conversion does not need to occur.** If $VOW succeeds, crypto will succeed in doing what it was always meant to: **To change the world.** --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://vow-2.gitbook.io/white-paper/the-vow-ecosystem.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.