Agate signed today a strategic partnership with Geelus Point of Sale (POS). This agreement will allow over 2000 merchants to accept cryptocurrency globally. This is a full news about this collaboration:
Seems Agate buildoing a strong community with big partnerships
I'm not sure if you are being a bit sarcastic, but my opinion is that every partnership is a step towards adoption, sometimes thing don't seem as big as some would like, but one by one and soon you can see the difference.