Blue Origin has begun accepting cryptocurrency payments through Shift4 Payments, allowing customers to pay with digital assets such as Bitcoin and Ethereum for space flights. The integration comes amid growing interest in digital currencies and the recent regulatory developments that support their use in high-value transactions. Blue Origin requires a $150,000 down payment to reserve a seat on its suborbital flights.

Blue Origin successfully launched six passengers on a sub-orbital flight to the edge of space, providing them with a few minutes of weightlessness and stunning views. The reusable New Shepard booster and capsule completed the mission with a safe return to Earth, marking the company's twelfth passenger flight since its inception. Ticket prices for the flight are estimated to be over $500,000 per seat.