Nathan Day, co-founder of BTCâ¯Map.org, shares insights on Bitcoinâs merchant adoption as of Julyâ¯1,â¯2025â”with 16,686 active venues globally. He highlights growth in âvortexâ regions like Berlin, Brazil, and Argentina, fuelled by local advocates and companion Lightning apps. With Square planning to enable Lightning payments across 4â”10â¯million terminals, BTCâ¯Map anticipates a surge in merchants. Finally, BTCâ¯Map integrates with OpenStreetMap, Blink Wallet, and Nostra to streamline data, integration, and identity, aiming to phase itself out once Bitcoin acceptance becomes ubiquitous. (03:01) BTCMap tracks 16,686 merchants accepting Bitcoin globally as of July 1, 2025. (03:33) Merchant count shows steady linear growth despite occasional churn. (04:24) Only two charts ma
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