Ok. So Square merchants can accept Bitcoin payments by default. They get paid fiat if they don't want to deal with Bitcoin (default on) or keep the Bitcoin (if they opt in). This adds four million Bitcoin accepting merchants.
When will this happen in European union? Never, because of MiCA. But EU has an innovation compass!
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