Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin has begun accepting cryptocurrency payments for spaceflights. Just a couple of years ago, it was hard to believe that the company owned by the fourth-richest person on the planet, who ranks fourth in the world rankings, would be organizing space travel for crypto.
To mark this significant milestone for the crypto community, the Quickex editorial team has gathered in one review all the things that link the digital asset industry with the conquest of space. Spoiler: much more than you might think.
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With Blue Origin to Space for Crypto
On August 11, 2025, Blue Origin announced that it had begun accepting cryptocurrency for spaceflights. Digital payments became possible thanks to the organization’s partnership with Shift4 Payments.
“Starting today, thanks to Shift4’s seamless payment technology, consumers can pay for spaceflights aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard with popular cryptocurrencies and stablecoins such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, USDT, and USDC,” the press release states.
Shift4 confidently claimed that this new option allows them to expand their payment network beyond Earth.
Blue Origin Was Not the First
Other players in the space industry are also showing interest in cryptocurrency. A vivid example is SpaceX, owned by Elon Musk — who, by the way, tops the Forbes billionaires list.
The company was the first in the space sector to accept crypto payments for flights. In 2021, it was paid in Dogecoin (DOGE) for the implementation of the DOGE-1 mission to launch a satellite.
Fun fact: Dogecoin is Elon Musk’s favorite cryptocurrency. The businessman has repeatedly posted positive tweets about the coin on his X account, which sent its price “to the Moon.”
SpaceX also had other notable crypto-related initiatives. For example, SpaceX owns 8,285 BTC worth nearly $1 billion. Among the top 10 private companies investing in Bitcoin, the organization ranks ninth.
Crypto Enthusiasts Flying into Space
Members of the crypto community don’t miss the chance to personally touch space. Both companies — Blue Origin and SpaceX — have helped crypto enthusiasts do so. Here are two incredible stories of popular crypto industry representatives traveling into space.
Chun Wang, co-founder of the mining pool F2Pool — the first Bitcoin investor in orbit. In April 2025, he led the private Fram2 mission aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, which for the first time followed a polar orbit. The mission lasted several days and included scientific experiments — studying the effects of weightlessness on the human body and optical phenomena.
Here’s footage Chun Wang filmed in space:
Wang became the first Bitcoin investor to conquer space.
Justin Sun, founder of TRON — a billionaire crypto enthusiast on a suborbital flight. In August 2025, Justin Sun finally “cashed in” his $28 million auction win for a flight with Blue Origin aboard the New Shepard rocket (mission NS34). He spent about 10 minutes in space, becoming the second member of the crypto community to make an extraterrestrial journey.
Watch Justin Sun’s flight:
How Crypto Got into “Space”
At the time of writing, Bitcoin ranks 7th among the most capitalized assets in the world. Ahead of it are only Amazon shares (also owned by Jeff Bezos), Alphabet (Google), Apple, Microsoft, and NVIDIA. Gold takes first place in terms of capitalization.
So, it’s no surprise that investors in the seventh-largest asset in the world now have access to spaceflights — they can afford it.
Bitcoin in the top 10 most capitalized assets. Source: companiesmarketcap
The growing influence of the crypto industry is also hinted at by the inclusion of its brightest representatives in the Forbes 100 list. The magazine tracks changes in the wealth of the richest people on the planet. For example, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao is ranked 23rd.
Changpeng Zhao in the Forbes billionaires ranking.
There’s another almost invisible thread that has linked the crypto industry with space practically from the very beginning. When the price of cryptocurrency starts to rise sharply, it’s common to say that it’s going “to the Moon.” Thanks to initiatives from SpaceX and Blue Origin, this saying has begun to take on a surprisingly literal meaning.
Conclusion
Although at first glance cryptocurrency and space seem worlds apart, in 2025 they have much in common. First, both crypto and space travel are about cutting-edge technology and overcoming challenges. Second, the services of space industry players are expensive — and successful members of the crypto community are among the few people on Earth who can afford such purchases. And third, both crypto and space are meant to expand humanity’s horizons.
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