Bitcoin has taken over the cryptocurrency market
The value of Bitcoin is currently at $33,934.34 according to coinmarketcap with the total market value of $636,610,302,965
Many large companies are accepting Bitcoin as a legitimate source of money.
Example: Billionaire Elon Musk’s Tesla company has agreed to Bitcoin payments on May 12, 2021.
Then Who accept Bitcoin as payment?
How Many Businesses Accept Bitcoin?
15,174 businesses worldwide accept bitcoin.
Around 2,300 US businesses accept bitcoin.
California has 440 businesses that accept bitcoin—the most of any US state.
South Dakota only has one business that accepts bitcoin—the least of any US state.
328,370 bitcoin transactions go through every day.
And an average of 13,682 bitcoin transactions go through per hour.
There are 5,041 bitcoin ATMs around the world.
Around 13 major national companies accept bitcoin payments.
Source: Fundera
This is an Updated on December 16, 2020. it’s clear to see that the adoption of Bitcoin as a payment method is increasing with each year.
10 Major Companies That Accept Bitcoin
- Microsoft
- PayPal
- Overstock
- Whole Foods
- Etsy
- Starbucks
- Newegg
- Home Depot
- Rakuten
- Twitch
The bottom line
You can see now you can spend your Bitcoin anywhere, directly or through a third party gift card purchaser.
I believe, Bitcoin will be more popular in more comming years. and this list will be longer then i can update it regularly for you.
Let me know if you find any other companies that should add to this list!
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