POS Giant Clover Teams Up With Strike To Bring Bitcoin’s Lightning Network To Millions Of Merchants

A 90-day trial period kicks off Clover’s integration with the Bitcoin Lightning Network, enabling faster, cheaper payments at merchants.Strike CEO Jack Mallers has taken to Twitter to announce that Strike is now an integrated partner with payments giant Fiserv, parent company of Clover. Subsequently, Strike has launched a pilot integration with Clover...

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BitPay Announces Partnership With MoonPay, Removes Bitcoin Trading Fees For Limited Time

BitPay’s partnership with MoonPay is set to offer a superior buyer experience for those looking to purchase cryptocurrencies on the BitPay platform.BitPay and MoonPay, leading bitcoin and cryptocurrency payments infrastructure providers, have partnered “to provide BitPay users with significantly increased ways to buy cryptocurrency instantly, and at...

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Fiat Debases Belief, But Bitcoin Makes Us Human

Enslaving us with debt and inflation, the fiat system replaces sincerely-held beliefs. But Bitcoin gives us the chance to be human again.This is an opinion editorial by Jimmy Song, a Bitcoin developer, educator and entrepreneur and programmer with over 20 years of experience.We need beliefs. Belief is something that we live for, something that informs...

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Mt Pelerin Crypto Exchange Adds Support For Bitcoin Lightning Network

The Swiss cryptocurrency exchange will now allow deposits and withdrawals through the Lightning Network.Mt Pelerin, a Swiss-based cryptocurrency exchange, has announced new support for the Bitcoin’s Lightning Network on their app.The press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine describes how “users can now get Bitcoin directly on the Lightning network easily,...

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Arizona Senator Introduces Bill To Make Bitcoin Legal Tender In The State

A bill introduced by Sen. Wendy Rogers reflects growing interest in bitcoin from U.S. states.State Sen. Wendy Rogers (R-AZ) has introduced a set of bills aimed at making bitcoin legal tender in Arizona and allowing state agencies to accept bitcoin.The proposed legislation aims to recognize bitcoin as a legal form of currency in Arizona, allowing it...

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Swiss Bitcoin App Relai Now Allows Companies To Buy Bitcoin

The new Relai Business over-the-counter service will allow businesses to purchase bitcoin quickly.Regulated Swiss non-custodial Bitcoin app Relai has announced the launch of “Relai Business,” a new OTC service aimed at business clients. According to the release sent to Bitcoin Magazine, Relai Business will allow small to medium-sized businesses to purchase...

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The Kazakhstan Mining Exodus Has Flipped Bitcoin To Clean-Energy Dominance

After Kazakhstan forced out Bitcoin mining operations, the majority of global hash rate is now produced with clean energy.Kazakhstan was, at its height, the second-largest Bitcoin mining nation on earth. Then, within a year, it capitulated. While mainstream news commentators were quick to pick through the reasons for why Kazakh authorities turned against...

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Blockstream Raises $125 Million For Bitcoin Mining Expansion

Led by Kingsway Capital, Blockstream has raised $125 million for the purpose of expanding their institutional mining services.Blockstream has announced they’ve raised $125 million in convertible note and secured loan financing with the aim of expanding their institutional bitcoin mining services. The raise was led by Kingsway Capital along with other...

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EU Lawmakers Vote To Impose Strict Capital Requirements On Banks Holding Bitcoin And Crypto

Banks would be allowed to hold 2% of capital in bitcoin, but required to have one euro in capital for every euro in cryptocurrency held.European Union lawmakers have voted to impose strict capital requirements on banks that hold cryptocurrencies, per a Reuters article.In an effort to “prevent instability in the crypto world from spilling over into the...

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World’s Largest Bitcoin ATM Software Platform Acquired By Bitstop Founders

Andrew Barnard and Doug Carrillo of Bitstop have announced the acquisition of Genesis Coin Inc.Genesis Coin Inc., the first and largest bitcoin ATM software platform in the world, announced that they have been acquired by Bitstop Founders Andrew Barnard and Doug Carrillo. According to the press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine, Genesis Coin’s technology...

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