Business types most likely to accept cryptocurrency payments as of March 9, 2021

Convenience oriented businesses were seemingly more likely to offer cryptocurrency solutions than others in early 2021. This observation is based on open-source information, tracking (mostly small) companies that either had a physical in-store ATM for cryptocurrency withdrawal, or accepted cryptocurrencies for payment when a customer visits their shop in 2021. Figures on Bitcoin ATMs are available from several outlets - with this ranking attempting to list where these crypto ATMs or in-store payments can be found. Nearly 6,000 of the companies mentioned here are found in the United States, with only three other countries having over 1,000 entries in this list.Going big: cryptocurrency acceptance among large businessesMany of the companies listed here are small businesses, although some entries are part of a retail or gas chain. This leads to the question of whether big companies are opening up to the use of virtual coins. In February 2021, Tesla announced it was considering accepting Bitcoin (BTC) as a direct payment method for their Model 3 car. This was a big change, as some large firms used intermediary services up until that point. These services offer solutions that convert crypto payments into U.S. dollar, which are then send to the receiving company. One example includes is Microsoft - Bitcoin payments are allowed on the Microsoft Store, which are then handled by a service called BitPay. BitPay was especially popular with prepaid or gift cards in 2020. Tesla was the first big company to openly state it might accept BTC without an intermediary, as part of its plans to own more cryptocurrency. The car manufacturer's move sparked a Bitcoin price surge in the following weeks.Digital purchases with Ethereum: the rise of NFTA few weeks after Tesla's announcement, the crypto world hit the news yet again: A digital artpiece called Everyday: The First 5000 Days had been sold by auction house Christie's for around 69 million U.S. dollars - the highest-valued NFT project in the world as of March 2021, and the third-highest ever sold artpiece from a living artist. Essentially, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) function as a blockchain-powered letter of authenticity which can be bought or sold using Ethereum. Several famous examples of where NFT was used include the aforementioned 69m USD auction sale, Twitter founder Jack Dorsey selling his very first tweet through NFT marketplace Valuables, and sports platform Top Shot - where basketball fans can buy and collect packs of NBA highlights. Essentially, the token serves as a unique code connected to a digital file, allowing to distinguish the original file from copies floating around on the Internet. This market is relatively young but saw its market cap grow significantly in only three years time.

以便利性为导向的企业在2021年初似乎更有可能提供加密货币解决方案。此观察基于开源信息，追踪了（主要是小型）企业，这些企业在2021年为顾客提供店内实体ATM进行加密货币取款服务，或在顾客光顾其店铺时接受加密货币支付。来自多个渠道的比特币ATM数据可供查阅——本排名旨在列出这些加密货币ATM或店内支付服务所在的位置。本列表中提到的公司中，近6000家位于美国，仅有三个其他国家的条目超过1000。大型企业的加密货币接受度：迈向大规模接受在所列企业中，多数为小型企业，尽管其中一些条目属于零售或加油站连锁店。这引发了一个问题：大型企业是否开始接受虚拟货币的使用。2021年2月，特斯拉宣布正在考虑将比特币（BTC）作为其Model 3汽车的直接支付方式。这是一个重大转变，因为在此之前，一些大型企业仍在使用中介服务。这些服务提供解决方案，将加密货币支付转换为美元，然后发送给接收公司。例如，微软允许在微软商店使用比特币支付，这些支付随后由名为BitPay的服务处理。BitPay在2020年特别受到预付卡或礼品卡的欢迎。特斯拉是第一家公开表示可能接受BTC而无需中介的大型公司，作为其增加更多加密货币计划的一部分。汽车制造商的举措在随后的几周内引发了比特币价格的上涨。以太坊的数字购买：NFT的兴起特斯拉宣布后的几周，加密货币世界再次成为新闻焦点：数字艺术品《每一天：前5000天》由拍卖行佳士得以约6900万美元的价格出售——截至2021年3月，这是世界上价值最高的NFT项目，也是有史以来第三高价出售的艺术品。本质上，不可替代代币（NFT）作为区块链驱动的真实性证明，可以用来购买或出售以太坊。几个使用NFT的著名例子包括上述6900万美元的拍卖销售，Twitter创始人杰克·多西通过NFT市场Valuables出售了他的第一条推文，以及体育平台Top Shot——篮球迷可以购买和收藏NBA精彩片段套装。本质上，这个代币作为一个与数字文件相连的唯一代码，允许区分互联网上漂浮的副本与原始文件。这个市场相对年轻，但在仅仅三年时间里，其市值就显著增长。