Quote from: matt4054 on Today at 02:05:15 AM

What I would be really interested in is when major retail outlets accept (and even possibly promote) stablecoins like USDC, USDT etc.

I am one of those who see BTC as digital gold rather than everyday spending currency, using exchanges (centralized, decentralized, neobank...) on a regular basis to balance between my spending accounts and saving accounts.

I doubt that any major outlets will accept crypto any time in the future.
As they are serving globally, so they need to follow the laws set by the government of the specific country.
And guess what, no government has accepted Bitcoins legally, due to the decentralised nature of Bitcoins.
As Bitcoins are cannot controlled by the government, so they will make it illegal to use it publicly.
This is the main reason for which many popular outlets are frowned to take Bitcoins or any digital currency as one of their payment methods.
Hope soon, we will enter into a world where Bitcoins will be treated with respect by each and every people on the Earth.