Square Flips the Switch: 4 Million Merchants Can Now Accept Bitcoin Payments Instantly

Square officially flipped the switch on bitcoin payments today, Nov. 10, 2025, giving over four million U.S. merchants (except those in New York) the ability to accept bitcoin ( BTC) at checkout. Square Opens Bitcoin Checkout The feature—called Bitcoin Payments—integrates directly into Square’s point-of-sale system and uses the lightning network to process transactions instantly. Merchants […]