Tagged: btc payments

March 4, 2023 @ 10:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

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

August 9, 2021 @ 3:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

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

July 27, 2021 @ 12:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

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

March 21, 2021 @ 2:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

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

October 17, 2020 @ 7:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

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