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> Better question - why not?

Because crypto payments are niche and likely come with more hassle (e.g. volatile value, lender needs dollars and has to take on any risk with liquidating bitcoin/other cryptocurrencies). You might as well ask why US mortgage lenders don't accept payments in RMB or Euros.

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Why do you care if this company wants to take on the hassle of converting the bitcoin to $ for the customer? It's an additional source of revenue for them.

Because it's a valid answer as to why would a business not choose to do this?

> Because it's a valid answer as to why would a business not choose to do this?

Exactly.

>> It's an additional source of revenue for them.

Not all revenue is good though. If I spend $1,000,000 to get $5,000 in extra revenue, it would be a pretty bad business decision. A lot of crypto is hype, and I'm not sure there's much actual real revenue in supporting it for anything besides speculation.

Also, the potential for attracting Congressional attention.

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