Local businesses in Las Vegas are increasingly accepting Bitcoin payments, according to a local news channel. Business owners cite lower transaction fees compared to credit cards as the main benefit of accepting payments.
Bitcoin consultant Jeremy Quercy said: “As overall operating costs rise, business owners are looking for alternatives to card fees (…) Bitcoin is an alternative that can ease the burden of intermediary fees.”
$BTC Transaction fees are part of credit card fees
Mike Peterson, CEO of Bouncy World Mega Playground & Cafe, a Las Vegas kids cafe. said it is $BTC Transaction fees are a small portion of your credit card bill. “Since we started accepting Bitcoin payments, the number of our customers actually using Bitcoin has steadily increased (…) So far around 20-30 people have paid with Bitcoin.”
Another reason for its popularity is the ease of payment procedures. Jeremy Carthy said: “Scan the QR code and the payment will be made instantly (…) Technically, we have already reached a sufficiently user-friendly stage.”
Steak ‘n Shake, which is still located in Las Vegas, has launched a limited menu centered around Bitcoin. The company also introduced a $0.21 Bitcoin bonus for every hour worked. However, Bitcoin payments do not occur immediately. Employees must wait a two-year vesting period.
Steak ‘n Shake had nearly 400 restaurant locations owned by the company and its franchisees in 2025. Employees eligible for Bitcoin payments can earn $8.40 per week for a full 40 hours. This equates to a total of $436.80 per year in Bitcoin.
The company recently announced that it has increased its Bitcoin holdings by $10 million as part of its Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR). The company also claims that same-store sales have increased “dramatically” since it began accepting Bitcoin as a payment option.
On the other hand, Bitcoin is under It rose 1% in the past 24 hours, and the decline widened to 6.6% in the last week. Trading volume also fell by 25.4% in the past 24 hours, leaving around $35 billion in the market. King Coin is currently exchanging hands for $89,160.
Bitcoin leads crypto payment activity
According to $BTC Maps, a bitcoin merchant information platform, has seen a 53% increase in the number of U.S. businesses accepting bitcoin as a payment method compared to last year. In just one year, we’ve added over 11,000 new merchants.
Furthermore, Bitcoin payments are also available. Accounted for This represents 22.1% of all cryptocurrency payment activity. Tether came in second place with a 16% share. Litecoin maintained its position as the third most used cryptocurrency for payments, but briefly rose to second place over the summer.
3/7 The Bitcoin network, including the Lightning Network, was the most widely used payment network.
$TRX The share on the TRON network increased from 20.2% to 80.3% in later months, resulting in 58.5% of all TRON payments being made domestically. $TRX.
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Tron-based payments are also gaining momentum. $TRX’s overall payments share rose from 9.1% to 11.5%. In the TRON ecosystem, $TRX In the second half of the year, usage increased from 20.2% to 80.3% and accounted for 58.5% of all payments on the network. At the same time, Ethereum’s payment share increased from 8.9% to 10.6%.
Layer 2 networks such as Polygon, Arbitrum, and Base also saw increased adoption as businesses sought lower fees and faster payments while staying connected to the Ethereum ecosystem. The online service platform now pays freelancers around the world in USDC on Ethereum or Layer 2 networks, reducing banking delays and foreign exchange costs.
The US ranked first in terms of payment value, the Netherlands was in the top three, and Nigeria remained one of the most active markets. Most crypto transfers took place in Europe, followed by North America, Asia, Africa, and South America.
