According to Lightspark, CEO David Marcus' Sync'25 keynote outlined that Lightspark has expanded the network's reach across real-time payment systems, banks, wallets, and regions worldwide. Source: Lightspark on X, Oct 18, 2025. Lightspark stated that its Spark offering has matured into the fastest and simplest way for builders to launch on Bitcoin (BTC). Source: Lightspark on X, Oct 18, 2025. Lightspark reported that Grid now unifies global money movement via a single API platform. Source: Lightspark on X, Oct 18, 2025. Lightspark emphasized that all capabilities run on Bitcoin, described as a neutral network no one can own or control and positioned as the foundation for the Internet of money. Source: Lightspark on X, Oct 18, 2025.

According to the source, restaurant franchise Steak 'n Shake canceled plans to accept Ethereum for payments and will continue accepting Bitcoin after community blowback. According to the source, this keeps BTC as the only cryptocurrency accepted by the chain, while ETH payments were withdrawn. According to the source, traders tracking crypto merchant adoption should note BTC remains supported at this merchant while ETH is not.

According to @rovercrc, Blue Origin will accept Bitcoin (BTC) and other crypto for payments, as stated in an X post dated Aug 11, 2025 (source: Crypto Rover on X). The post provides no Blue Origin official announcement, press release, or link confirming payment acceptance (source: content of the cited post). With no official materials included in the post, the confirmation status remains unknown at the time of posting (source: absence of official links in the cited post).