In 2020, were hyper-focused on providing a complete merchant experience with business features and insights, better serving other geographies with internationalization, adding more currencies, and building seamless integrations that leverage other Coinbase products, Coinbase Commerce lead Sahil Amoli told CoinDesk.
OMG, that sounds like some of the worst public-relations gobbledygook I've ever read.
Merchant acceptance might be up, but I doubt there's been much of an increase in people using bitcoin to buy things--or if there has been, I don't think it's a trend that's going to stick. Ever since I became aware of bitcoin, I've always wondered why anyone would want to spend it instead of fiat if privacy isn't a concern, which it isn't for most people. That isn't to say I don't understand why bitcoin is revolutionary, because I do. But for the average person it isn't necessary when it comes to buying everyday goods & services. It wasn't necessary 10 years ago when bitcoin came out and it isn't today, so I don't see this article as anything of huge importance.