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Shift4 Helps Crypto Fans Blast Off

Blue Origin enables space tourists to pay with Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and stablecoins via Shift4 Payments, targeting crypto holders with flights requiring a $150,000 minimum deposit.

  • Launching its latest payment initiative, Blue Origin announced it now accepts Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, USDT and USDC for New Shepard bookings via Shift4 Payments, effective immediately.
  • With crypto valued at $4,000,000,000, Shift4 Payments processes over $260 billion globally to meet rising digital payment demand.
  • Integration with Coinbase and MetaMask wallets allows direct, secure payments, supporting Bitcoin , Ether , Solana , USDT, and USDC for spaceflight bookings.
  • Immediately after the announcement, crypto holders can now book New Shepard flights entirely with digital assets, boosting Shift4 shares by 5.41%.
  • This move signals that the space tourism industry may accelerate integration of decentralized technology into aerospace and blur the boundary between Earth's financial systems and space exploration.
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In a recent update, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin partnered with the US company Shift4 Payments to offer crypto payment services for shipments into outer space. The Blue Origin article accepts crypto for its space travels with Shift4 appeared first on Cointribune.

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Business Wire broke the news in Crystal River, United States on Monday, August 11, 2025.
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