Bitcoin now settles Visa-scale volumes, but most is for wholesale, not coffee
Bitcoin settled $6.9 trillion in the past 90 days as a growing alternative to traditional settlement networks, but its global merchant adoption remains only a fraction of the international giants.
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Bitcoin settled $6.9 trillion in the past 90 days as a growing alternative to traditional settlement networks, but its global merchant adoption remains only a fraction of the international giants.
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