7*24

Hot topic

Market

Activities

HTX Creation Challenge — Post and Win 1,500UPost To Earn Bonus Crypto Payments Stall as 99.8% of Euro Area Firms Reject Crypto Crypto payments reached only 0.2% acceptance among online euro businesses

HTX Creation Challenge — Post and Win 1,500U

Crypto Payments Stall as 99.8% of Euro Area Firms Reject Crypto

Crypto payments reached only 0.2% acceptance among online euro businesses.

Mobile payment acceptance climbed to 68% across physical merchant locations.

Cash remained dominant despite broader growth in digital payment options.

The European Central Bank found crypto payments remained almost absent among euro area businesses in 2026. Its Aug. 13 survey showed only 0.2% of online sellers accepted crypto assets. The finding contrasted with broader gains across mobile and card-based payment methods.

The survey mattered because merchant acceptance remains a basic test for crypto’s payment use case. The data showed businesses favored established digital rails as policymakers advanced a separate digital euro framework. That gap suggested crypto still operated mainly outside everyday merchant payments across the currency bloc.

Crypto Payments Remain Marginal Across Euro Area Merchants

The ECB surveyed 8,205 businesses across all 21 euro area countries. Ipsos European Public Affairs conducted telephone interviews from Feb. 23 through April 10. The sample covered retail, hotels, restaurants, cafes, arts, entertainment, and recreation.

Among online sellers, 82% accepted payment cards and 74% accepted credit transfers. Only 0.2% reported accepting crypto assets. The ECB questionnaire grouped Bitcoin, Ether, and Tether with crypto assets and stablecoins.

Physical locations showed a similar pattern for crypto payments. The ECB reported acceptance below 1% across both 2024 and 2026. By comparison, mobile payment acceptance reached 68% in 2026, up from 36% two years earlier.

The ECB said instant payments and digital wallets were the most common mobile options. Bank checks moved oppositely, falling to 27% acceptance from 36% in 2024. That split showed merchants replaced some legacy instruments while retainin Cash and card.

Crypto Payments Stall as 99.8% of Euro Area Firms

UK Reform leader Nigel Farage will face an investigation that had been briefly paused following his resignation from Parliament after winning a by-election on Thursday with no major party candidates p

UK authorities continue probe into Nigel Farage’s crypto ‘gifts’ after by-election win

🌊 $GMX The market continues to respect a gently ascending channel of higher lows and higher highs. Demand along lower channel absorbs selling. Supply near upper channel caps advances. Order flow remai

NIGHT chatter is bullish but low-volume, spotlighting privacy/ZK tech and adoption hopes. On Jul 22 CoinDesk covered a bridge-hack rebound. Midnight updates: Jul 23 network status; Aug 4 MIP process; 

HTX 13th-Anniversary Carnival

PUMP gained 33.8% weekly as Pump.fun fees surpassed $10 million for the first time. Pump.fun generated $35.67 million monthly revenue, surpassing Hyperliquid during the same period. Upcoming token unl

PUMP Explodes 33% As Pump.fun Fees Cross $10M Weekly Milestone

Ethereum and Solana are currently discussing new proposals aimed at token burns, which could significantly reduce inflation rates. According to a tweet from Grayscale, if these proposals pass, annual 

Ethereum and Solana Could See Reduced Supply

Israel’s Bank Leumi has partnered with Galaxy Digital to let customers trade Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), and Solana (SOL) through the bank’s investment platform, with the service expected to launch in

Israel’s largest bank taps Galaxy to offer Bitcoin, Ether, Solana trading

📉 $PHA is in a momentum-neutral phase, with recent candles rotating around a well-defined reaction zone. Participation is mixed, with bursts near local extremes, making follow-through important when p

🎬 $FTT THE SBF STORY IS HITTING NETFLIX NOV 19 — THE NARRATIVE SHIFT YOU WEREN'T WATCHING 💥 📽️ Netflix just dropped the first look at "The Altruists" — an 8-episode deep dive into SBF and Caroline Ell

💹 $RSR remains demand-supported, and repeated tests of local structure are clarifying short-term control. Volume is mixed, with bursts near local extremes, so sustained participation matters more than

🔄 $DASH Price remains contained between successive pivot highs and lows defining multi-week consolidation. Buyers step in near the lower boundary while sellers emerge near the upper. Volume stays consistent with averages. Momentum readings hover near zero. Structural integrity is maintained through repeated defense of reference levels.

🔄 $DASH  Price remains contained between successive pivot highs and lows defining multi-week consolidation. Buyers step in near the lower boundary while sellers emerge near the upper. Volume stays consistent with averages. Momentum readings hover near zero. Structural integrity is maintained through repeated defense of reference levels.

Tất cả bình luận0Mới nhấtPhổ biến

Chủ đề đang thịnh hành