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Merchants

Merchants are businesses that sell goods or services, and in crypto the term covers those that accept digital assets as payment. Read the latest news about Merchants on Cointelegraph. Merchants are businesses that sell goods or services, and in crypto the term covers those that accept digital assets as payment. Read the latest news about Merchants on Cointelegraph. Merchants are businesses that sell goods or services, and in crypto the term covers those that accept digital assets as payment. Read the latest news about Merchants on Cointelegraph.

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Nearly 40% of US merchants now accept crypto at checkout: PayPal

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Pro-Bitcoin restaurant Steak 'n Shake announces El Salvador expansion

Nov 15, 2025

How Square’s new Bitcoin payments could change how merchants accept money online

Nov 14, 2025

Dilip Kumar Patairya

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Elliptic exposes $11B scam network via Huione Guarantee

Jul 10, 2024

Josh O'Sullivan

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El Salvador’s Bitcoin experiment needs more than Bukele’s victory

Feb 6, 2024

Brayden Lindrea

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Bitcoin adoption of Guatemalan merchants grows one BTC tattoo at a time

Jan 30, 2023

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McDonald’s, pizza and coffee paid in Bitcoin: The Plan B for crypto payments

Crypto payments are taking off in a big way in Lugano, Switzerland with 60 merchants and counting.

Nov 2, 2022

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75% of retailers eyeing crypto payments within 24 months: Deloitte

Improving customer experience, increasing the customer base and the hope their brand is perceived as “cutting edge” were the biggest reasons given for a desire to adopt crypto payments.

Jun 9, 2022

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Aussie convenience store giant to accept crypto at 170 outlets

On The Run (OTR) will work with Crypto.com to implement its Pay Merchant product, with a Sydney payment systems provider rolling out new terminals to allow consumers to pay with crypto.

Apr 4, 2022

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Consumer-merchant mismatch slows down mainstream crypto adoption: Survey

A new Crypto.com survey reveals a huge gap between consumer demand and merchant acceptance for crypto payments.

Feb 16, 2022

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Upcoming Apple iPhone feature to give merchants a way to accept crypto payments

Apple Pay users will technically be able to use iPhone’s Tap to Pay feature to make crypto payments across mainstream merchants and businesses.

Feb 9, 2022

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Australian baseball club Perth Heat to pay athletes in Bitcoin

Perth Heat will use the Bitcoin Lightning Network to make payments to professional baseball players and staff.

Nov 17, 2021

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Afterpay ‘absolutely’ keen to explore crypto services after regulations clarified

Afterpay spoke as part of the Senate inquiry into “Australia as a Technology and Financial Center” and Lee Hatton said there would be enough consumer demand to offer crypto services.

Sep 9, 2021

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Xiaomi denies involvement in shop accepting Bitcoin in Portugal

A Portuguese shop selling products of Chinese electronics giant Xiaomi previously announced that it partnered with Utrust to unlock payments in five cryptocurrencies.

Aug 6, 2021

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Square to acquire Australian fintech Afterpay in $29B deal

Square will acquire Australian fintech firm Afterpay in a $29-billion stock deal, expecting to close the transaction in Q1 2022.

Aug 2, 2021