Retail giants are finally getting serious. Starting in early 2026, Walmart will launch a cryptocurrency payment pilot in the United States, directly piercing into the heart of traditional finance.
The story behind the numbers is actually quite simple and straightforward—$15 billion in annual retail sales, what would happen if even a portion of that were settled in $BTC or $SOL? Approximately 150 million American consumers are experiencing this experiment. They no longer see Bitcoin as a "digital vault," but as a real payment method for shopping. A quick scan from their mobile wallet, and the goods are in hand.
How intense is this shift? Imagine if your daily expenses—grocery shopping, online orders—could all be settled with crypto assets, then blockchain would truly step out of exchanges. High-efficiency public chains like $SOL, with low transaction costs and fast speeds, will be fully activated in retail scenarios.
What is the market waiting for? More giants to follow. Walmart is leading the way; won't other chain enterprises be far behind? This is not just an update to payment methods but a watershed moment where cryptocurrency transitions from a financial asset to a lifestyle asset.
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ApeShotFirst
· 2h ago
Wow, Walmart really got into crypto? SOL is about to take off, I’m going all in directly.
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HalfBuddhaMoney
· 4h ago
Walmart is really going all in this time, now SOL is about to take off.
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DuckFluff
· 5h ago
Walmart's move is really aggressive. A pilot project with a scale of $15 billion, once successful, other giants will definitely follow suit.
Wait, can SOL really support retail-level transaction volumes, or is it just hype?
It’s really transforming from a digital treasury into a daily payment tool. This shift is happening pretty quickly.
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MoonRocketTeam
· 18h ago
Walmart has really broken the window paper with this move, SOL is about to take off
Wait, 150 million consumers experiment? How much gas fee will that cost?
Retail scenarios are the real booster, exchanges are just warm-up
What is the main control room doing? Why haven't other giants followed up with statements?
If this wave doesn't succeed, it will either fail completely or wipe out the entire scene—no middle ground
Breaking through the resistance on the payment track will really be intense
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AirdropSkeptic
· 01-10 06:30
Walmart's move is really ruthless; a $15 billion move, and SOL is set to take off.
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MetaMasked
· 01-10 06:25
Walmart's move is really impressive. If the $15 billion in retail sales all move onto the blockchain, SOL should take off, right?
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GasFeeNightmare
· 01-10 06:20
Hmm... Walmart accepting SOL payments? Let me calculate how much cheaper the gas fee needs to be for it to be worth it. Running a transaction late at night might end up losing a lot.
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AirdropBuffet
· 01-10 06:09
Walmart's move is really breaking the defense, $15 billion. SOL finally has a use this time.
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ZeroRushCaptain
· 01-10 06:07
Ha, Walmart's move is ruthless. $15 billion in traffic, I bet five bucks this is the signal before the next cut.
#Solana行情走势解读 $BTC $SOL
Retail giants are finally getting serious. Starting in early 2026, Walmart will launch a cryptocurrency payment pilot in the United States, directly piercing into the heart of traditional finance.
The story behind the numbers is actually quite simple and straightforward—$15 billion in annual retail sales, what would happen if even a portion of that were settled in $BTC or $SOL? Approximately 150 million American consumers are experiencing this experiment. They no longer see Bitcoin as a "digital vault," but as a real payment method for shopping. A quick scan from their mobile wallet, and the goods are in hand.
How intense is this shift? Imagine if your daily expenses—grocery shopping, online orders—could all be settled with crypto assets, then blockchain would truly step out of exchanges. High-efficiency public chains like $SOL, with low transaction costs and fast speeds, will be fully activated in retail scenarios.
What is the market waiting for? More giants to follow. Walmart is leading the way; won't other chain enterprises be far behind? This is not just an update to payment methods but a watershed moment where cryptocurrency transitions from a financial asset to a lifestyle asset.