Blue Origin & Shift4: Paying for Space with Crypto?! 🚀💸

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Ladies and gentlemen, the future has arrived! 🎉 Blue Origin, the company that’s basically NASA’s cooler, richer cousin, has teamed up with Shift4 to let you pay for a trip to space with cryptocurrency. Because nothing says “trust us” like sending Bitcoin to the stratosphere! 🌌

According to a press release dated Aug. 11 (which is basically the space version of “ancient history”), crypto enthusiasts can now buy tickets for New Shepard flights using Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, USDT, and USDC. Because why not let your crypto portfolio literally go to space? 🚀

Shift4 is fueling the future of commerce – on Earth and beyond. 🌍🚀 Because why stop at Earth when you can pay for space with crypto too?

We’ve partnered with @blueorigin to enable cryptocurrency and stablecoin payments for spaceflights aboard New Shepard. It’s a bold step forward in expanding where and how crypto can be used. Because nothing screams “financial innovation” like sending a multimillion-dollar deposit to the moon! 🌕

Crypto payments,…

– Shift4 (@Shift4) August 11, 2025

Now, how much does this cosmic joyride cost? Well, in 2021, a ticket was auctioned off for $28 million, but it was for the “charity special” edition. Now, they’re asking for a $150,000 deposit just to apply. Because who *doesn’t* have $150k to spare in their spare change jar? 🤑

Virgin Galactic, the other big name in space tourism, is charging about $600,000 for a similar experience. But hey, at least you won’t have to worry about the cost of oxygen! 🧊

Space Industry Competition and Pricing

SpaceX, the company founded by Elon Musk to “make humanity multiplanetary,” isn’t offering commercial flights yet but has a “Rideshare” program starting at $650,000. Because even your grandma’s cat can go to space if you pay enough! 🐱🚀

In 2021, SpaceX sent an all-civilian crew into space, but the bill was covered by billionaire Jared Isaacman, who apparently has a personal vendetta against gravity. 🤸♂️ Isaacman also happens to be the founder of Shift4 Payments and now the undisputed king of “crypto to the cosmos.”

Isaacman, who once had presidential aspirations (but let’s not dwell on that), is now enabling crypto payments for space travel. Because why not make it a full-circle moment? From crypto evangelist to Kármán line conqueror, he’s the ultimate space-age renaissance man. 🌌

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2025-08-12 00:18