Thanks to Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin, you can now use Bitcoin…and, unfortunately, some hype fueled altcoins…to pay for a trip to space.

The idea is exciting in theory: a piece of hard money funding a literal escape from Earth, but when I look closer, I can’t help thinking the joyride isn’t worth the sats.

To each their own, of course, but if we’re talking about value, the real leap forward wouldn’t be suborbital tourism.

It would be Amazon itself finally accepting Bitcoin for everyday purchases.

Imagine being able to shop on the internet with internet money.

That’s not some luxury for the ultra rich: it’s a practical, scalable, and truly transformative integration, and it’s not like Amazon would be taking a loss doing it.

Instead, we get a novelty: less than 21 minutes of spaceflight, a short burst of weightlessness, and a bragging right that fades faster than the experience itself.

To me, that’s absurd.

I suspect most people will read that Bitcoin can now be used for a Blue Origin ticket and think, so what?

In this case, I think that reaction is justified.