More than one million U.S. sellers can reportedly accept Bitcoin through Square, but access isn’t adoption. The stronger test is completed sales, repeat transactions and returning customers—amid familiar payment habits, volatility and tax-recordkeeping.
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Bitcoin’s payment tools have improved, but Spiral says better infrastructure alone won’t make people spend BTC. Volatility, tax rules and stablecoins’ predictable pricing remain hurdles—and merchant access is not proof of regular use.
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GoMining has launched GoBTC Pay, a Bitcoin-native payment stack that lets merchants accept BTC directly on-chain with no fiat conversion, a 0.2% fee, and a limited rollout aimed at proving Bitcoin can work as real commerce rail—not just a treasury asset.
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Can you actually earn meaningful yield on Lightning, or is it mostly a nice idea wrapped around Bitcoin’s hardest payment problem? Chris Ritter and Stephan Livera tackle the Lightning Network economics question head-on, looking at routing nodes, liquidity, centralization, security, and whether Bitcoin payments can ever become more than a niche game for the technically […]
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Ferrari is now accepting Bitcoin and other crypto payments in the United States and Europe, giving one of the most recognizable luxury brands on the planet a real place in the digital asset economy. Ferrari expands crypto payments across the US and Europe Bitcoin is accepted, alongside other crypto payment options Luxury brand adoption adds […]
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Square has turned on Bitcoin payments for roughly one million U.S. merchants, and while that won’t send every latte into sats overnight, it’s still a serious step for Bitcoin payments in the real economy. Roughly 1 million U.S. sellers can now accept Bitcoin through Square Payments use the Lightning Network for faster, cheaper settlement Merchants […]
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Jack Dorsey is pushing Bitcoin toward the one use case that actually matters: money people can spend, save, and hold without begging a bank for permission. Through Block, he’s backing tools meant to make Bitcoin payments, self-custody, and merchant adoption more practical, not just more hyped. Jack Dorsey wants Bitcoin to work as everyday money […]
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GoMining is betting that Bitcoin payments can be made fast, cheap, and actually usable at checkout with GoBTC Pay, a new payment protocol that pushes native Bitcoin payments on the base layer rather than leaning on the usual second-layer workarounds. GoBTC Pay targets instant Bitcoin checkout on the base layer Users pay nothing; merchants pay […]
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Jack Mallers used the Bitcoin 2026 Conference to take a sledgehammer to the legacy payments stack, arguing that Visa and Mastercard have spent years squeezing merchants with hefty fees while dressing up those costs as consumer “rewards.” Merchant fees: Mallers says card networks take 3% to 5% per transaction Hidden cost: cashback, miles, and perks […]
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Jack Mallers is coming for the payment rails with both hands, arguing that banks and card networks are squeezing merchants with hidden fees while selling consumer rewards as if they’re free candy. Jack Mallers Say Big Banks Are Holding Merchants Hostage, And Bitcoin Is the Way Out Merchant fees: Mallers says card networks charge roughly […]
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