Founded by Jeff Bezos , Blue Origin introduced the possibility of paying for flights to space with cryptocurrency. Now clients can pay with Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, as well as USDT and USDCstablecoins.

The initiative is implemented in collaboration with the payment provider Shift4. , the head of the company, Taylor Lauber, noted that the partnership will expand access to space travel by providing more payment methods.

Alex Wilson, head of the Shift4 crypto department, emphasized that digital assets with a market volume of about $4 trillion can become a popular means for large transactions, since they are beneficial for both buyers and sellers.

Payment is available via Coinbase and MetaMask wallets for all future commercial flights on the New Shepard suborbital rocket.

The ticket price is not disclosed, but the minimum deposit is $150,000. . In 2021, Blue Origin auctioned the first seat on the New Shepard ship for $28 million -it was purchased by TRON founder Justin Sun. , but due to an SEC lawsuit in 2023, its flight was postponed. On August 2, 2024, he still went on a suborbital flight on the NS-34 mission.