That's utter bullshit. APMEX (precious metals) for instance allows BitPay, and that's actually how I buy bullion from them because it's the fastest way to clear payment without paying credit card fees. All the money I spent was legal income reported on a W-2.
"it's literally all money laundering and crime havens."
Which is my silver coin purchase being used for, money laundering of my legally reported electronics design or is it my criminal enterprise of liking silver?
"literally all" in this context was hyperbole, which was then quantified two lines lower down at 81.25%. I think most folks would agree that is substantially all, or hyperbolically "literally all." In the "literally got your back bro" way. [1]
Bitpay publishes their merchant mix and it's literally all money laundering and crime havens. 45% (!!) Gift Cards. 15% "Internet." 12.25% "VPN." 9% "Computer games." [1]
That's 81.25% the darkest shadiest industries out there.
[1] https://bitpay.com/stats/