Paystand, the Bitcoin-powered B2B payments network processing over $20B in volume, today launched USDb, a 1:1 USD-backed stablecoin native to Blockstream’s Liquid and Rootstock layers for commercial-scale accounts receivable, payable, payroll, and treasury.
Founder Christopher David is building a Bitcoin-native AI lab that rewards everyday hardware owners directly, creating a new compute market that routes value back to contributors instead of hyperscalers.
Policy leaders from Block and the Bitcoin Policy Institute will headline a live event at Bitcoin 2026 calling for de minimis tax relief that treats qualifying network digital assets like Bitcoin as cash-like for small transactions, responding directly to proposals that would limit relief to stablecoins only.
Jason Lowery, former Deputy Director of Technology & Innovation at the United States Space Force and author of "Softwar," has been named Special Assistant to the Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, where he will advise on strategic priorities with his unique perspective on Bitcoin as a power-projection technology.
A desperate father confronts the dark side of Bitcoin self-custody when a forgotten Trezor PIN threatens to erase his family’s $14 million fortune in this taut 31-minute action-thriller now streaming on Amazon Prime.
Satochip’s bridge round will fund local U.S. operations, sales channels, and B2B partnerships as the hardware company attends the Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas at the end of April.
Iran is demanding tankers pay a $1-per-barrel toll in Bitcoin for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz during the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, according to a Financial Times report. The move lets Tehran bypass sanctions using Bitcoin’s neutral, censorship-resistant settlement.
Bitcoin Core’s maintainer system began with Satoshi Nakamoto merging every commit himself. Today, trusted key holders like Ava Chow, Gloria Zhao and the newly added TheCharlatan control merges to the master branch—ensuring the $2T+ network’s stability through merit-based consensus.
Stacked, the rebranded Lightning Pay, has emerged as one of the few remaining non-custodial Bitcoin platforms in New Zealand after a wave of mergers and shutdowns. The company today launched a self-custodial Lightning wallet built on Breez and Spark SDKs, enabling users to receive Bitcoin directly into their own wallets and pay utility bills or rent via Open Banking.
Second, the Bitcoin development lab founded by ex-Blockstream executives including CEO Steven Roose and CTO Erik De Smedt, has unveiled Bark — its custom Ark protocol implementation promising self-custodial payments that are faster and cheaper than Lightning channels.
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