Major retail milestone just hit the market. Walmart, serving roughly 1 billion monthly customers globally, is now accepting Bitcoin and Ethereum payments directly at physical store locations. This isn't some experimental pilot—it's live across the retail giant's network.



Why this matters? When a company operating at this scale opens the door to crypto payments, it signals genuine infrastructure maturity in the space. We're moving past the 'will crypto ever be useful for commerce' phase into 'how fast can adoption scale.' Bitcoin and Ethereum transition from pure digital assets to actual payment rails for everyday transactions.

The retail sector acceptance typically cascades. One major player normalizes it, others follow within months.
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NftRegretMachinevip
· 15h ago
Walmart's move is truly brilliant; we finally don't have to listen to those "Bitcoin is useless" rants anymore.
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CommunityLurkervip
· 01-05 14:39
Walmart directly accepting BTC and ETH? This is really breaking the barrier now. It seems like those who were previously bearish have nowhere to hide anymore, haha.
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NoodlesOrTokensvip
· 01-04 22:59
Walmart is accepting BTC and ETH? No way, this is really happening now!
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TokenUnlockervip
· 01-04 22:58
Walmart's move... Really? Hundreds of millions of users directly using Bitcoin to buy groceries? Come on, buddy.
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OneBlockAtATimevip
· 01-04 22:56
Is Walmart really starting to accept Bitcoin? Now the crypto world finally has some real application, no longer just empty talk.
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FOMOmonstervip
· 01-04 22:56
Walmart's latest move has directly broken the defense, reaching a billion users... This is definitely not a small-scale effort.
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New_Ser_Ngmivip
· 01-04 22:54
Walmart's move is really amazing, finally bringing BTC and ETH into physical stores... Just imagine the next time you go grocery shopping at the supermarket and pay directly with your wallet. Doesn't that feel a bit surreal?
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