Cryptocurrency is more like an investment, not something that you could spend, I mean you can spend it actually if you want but if you buy cryptocurrency you want to earn a profit from it.
Online payment like virtual money is the best option to use when it comes to the pandemic to avoid the virus because it just virtual money meaning it doesn't have a volatile price, it just fiat money online.
Plus when it comes to using virtual money something like an application it is easy to have a lot of partnerships so you can expect that the merchants are gonna accept or accept this kind of payment option.