With time most online merchants are realizing the benefits of accepting bitcoin in their online stores and dumping other altcoins.

As online merchants experiment with crypto and start accepting crypto payments, they are often intrigued by the idea of accepting multiple cryptocurrencies but as time goes by most of them often realize that there is really no real benefit of doing so and the best crypto to accept is bitcoin.

It is the only crypto that has the most user base and the only one that is still standing today and will in the future.

Even many crypto payment gateways for some reason also think it's lucrative to offer 100+ crypto options for their users but it's actually disadvantageous for online merchants who start accepting shitcoins on their webstores only to see their value drop or go to zero suddenly.

In the long run, the safest bet is bitcoin.

Whenever people ask me what's the best route to start accepting crypto, my advice is always to start with bitcoin and take it from there and use gateways that are noncustodial and don't ask for KYC [if privacy is a concern].

There are many payment gateways that make it simple for online merchants to start accepting bitcoin on their online stores and don't ask for ID docs, such as Blockonomics, GoURL, and BTCPay Server.

Starting simple is always the best way and experimenting with too many altcoins, especially without prior knowledge is risky.