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Publishing Platform Substack to Accept Onchain, Lightning Network Bitcoin Payments via Opennode

August 24, 2021 by DIGIT

On Monday, the publishing platform Substack revealed the company is now accepting bitcoin payments. Substack will be working with the payment processor Opennode and the publishing platform will leverage the Lightning Network and onchain payments. Substack Partners With Payment Processor Opennode to Support Bitcoin Payments The online platform Substack is a publishing, analytics, and design … Read more

Publishing platform Substack now accepts Bitcoin payments

August 23, 2021 by DIGIT

Substack has more than 500,000 paid subscribers, but Bitcoin payments will first be available to “a select group of crypto-focused publications.” Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico

Payments in a flash: Strip club in Las Vegas now accepts Lightning

July 16, 2021 by DIGIT

Guests at the Crazy Horse 3 will soon be able to tip their favorite dancers using BTC. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico

As BTC and ETH Pursue Multilayer Schemes, Elon Musk Says ‘There’s Merit to Doge Maximizing the Base Layer’

July 9, 2021 by DIGIT

The CEO of Tesla, Elon Musk, is a fan of base layers when it comes to blockchain technology and on Friday, Musk explained there’s “merit” to the Dogecoin chain “minimizing transaction cost.” Dogecoin developers are in the midst of preparing to update the Dogecoin network by gradually deploying the updates to the network “over multiple … Read more

Cointelegraph Consulting: Report pictures a crypto-consumer portrait

June 18, 2021 by DIGIT

While some have doubts when it comes to cryptocurrencies as a form of payment, this survey of active users indicates that they are genuinely impactful reasons for switching to crypto. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico

Jack Dorsey Hints at Lightning Network Integration on Twitter

June 13, 2021 by DIGIT

Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter, hinted at the possibility of integrating Lightning Network into Twitter yesterday. Dorsey answered a Tweet of a follower saying it was “just a matter of time” for this to be a fact. Dorsey is a big Bitcoin proponent and has extended Bitcoin functionality to another of his companies, Square. Jack … Read more

Jack Dorsey says he will integrate Lightning Network into Twitter or BlueSky

June 11, 2021 by DIGIT

Earlier this month, Dorsey revealed that Square intends to develop an open-source non-custodial Bitcoin hardware wallet. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico

El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele Plans to Declare Bitcoin Legal Tender Next Week

June 5, 2021 by DIGIT

At the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami, El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, appeared via a Zoom presentation and noted that he plans to submit a bill next week that recognizes bitcoin as legal tender. Bukele revealed a partnership with the company Strike, a bitcoin payments firm launched by Jack Mallers. Progressive President Nayib Bukele Says … Read more

BitMEX and Human Rights Foundation provide $150K grant to Bitcoin scaling researcher

June 1, 2021 by DIGIT

BitMEX has collaborated with a non-profit Human Rights Foundation to provide a $150,000 grant to Korean-based Bitcoin scaling researcher, Calvin Kim. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico

There’s Close to 300,000 Bitcoin-Pegged Tokens Hosted on ETH and BSC, Value Exceeds $12 Billion

May 19, 2021 by DIGIT

For quite some time now cryptocurrency traders have been leveraging bitcoin-based assets tethered to alternative blockchains. Mid-May statistics show there’s more than 299,000 bitcoin, worth over $12.8 billion today, tied to wrapped or synthetic bitcoin projects hosted on Ethereum or the Binance Smart Chain. Layer 2 and Sidechain Competitors Command $251 Million in Bitcoin Value … Read more