Tagged: btc payments

Xapo Bank, Lightspark to Support Fast Bitcoin Payments via Lightning Network Integration

Xapo Bank, a Bitcoin custodian and licensed private bank, has partnered with Lightspark and integrated with the Lightning Network “to enable lightning-fast Bitcoin payments for its customers.” Xapo Bank members “can now instantly pay for small purchases of up to $100 USD at any vendor… Read More

Lightning Protocol Mitigates Bitcoin Network’s Deficiencies as High-Cost, Slow Settlement System like Visa does for Fed Reserve: Report

Bitcoin’s (BTC) usage growth during the last 10 years has been “strong” and “steady,” and on this journey, from its “humble” beginnings, the flagship crypto has progressed through various phases of “differing usage,” according to a new report from CoinShares. Starting as a “worthless geeky… Read More

Bitcoin and Blockchain focused Blockstream Introduces Latest Lightning Network Service, Greenlight

The team at Blockstream, which claims to be the global leader in Bitcoin and blockchain tech, notes that they’re pleased to introduce Greenlight, which is their latest Lightning Network (LN) service. Blockstream, which aims to make financial markets more efficient by reducing reliance on trust… Read More

Fintech Square Cash App Users Now Able to Send Instant Bitcoin Payments for Free

Payments company Square’s (NYSE:SQ) Cash App now allows users to complete Bitcoin payments without having to pay transaction fees. You can now instantly send bitcoin to other $cashtags for free, right from your Cash App. To celebrate, we’re giving out $1 million in BTC. To… Read More

New Split Payment Settlement Feature from OpenNode lets Users Pay Certain Amount with Bitcoin (BTC) and Local Currency

The developers at OpenNode, which aims to offer a simple and reliable payments stack for business, have revealed that they’ve introduced a feature that allows users to split the settlement of a single payment across both Bitcoin (BTC) and local fiat currency. The company notes… Read More

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