Payments

Arab Bank’s Swiss subsidiary, based in Zug, has announced it will now offer Bitcoin and Ethereum custody and brokerage services.
Business

Major Swiss Insurer Now Accepts Bitcoin

The news that PayPal is giving more than 300 million users access to bitcoin is bullish. But it’s not empowering them to truly control their funds.
Business

Bitcoin Gets Big Boost As PayPal Announces Cryptocurrency Checkout Service

Lightning Network's Latest News
Technical

Lastbit Launches Two Lightning Payment Apps To Boost Adoption In Europe

Easypaysy Bitcoin accounts
Technical

Does Bitcoin Need Accounts? One Developer Thinks So, and He Figured Out How

Secure the Bag
Technical

Secure the Bag: Cutting Transactions in Half to Resolve Bitcoin Network Congestion

Retail software provider Global P.O.S. declared that more than 25,000 points of sale in France will be able to accept bitcoin payments beginning in 2020.
Technical

25,000 Points of Sale in France to Accept Bitcoin Payments

Bitcoin News Week in Review
Business

Bitcoin Magazine’s Week in Review - September 7th, 2019

PWC’s Luxembourg branch will accept bitcoin payments in response to “growing demand from the market.”
Technical

PwC Luxembourg to Start Accepting Bitcoin Payments

A public ruling integrates crypto assets as legal and taxable forms of payment in New Zealand.
Business

Bitcoin Is Now a Legal Form of Payment in New Zealand

Let's talk bitcoin - Introducing the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast
Technical

Alex Gladstein and the Moral Case for Lightning

Layer 2 protocols like the Lightning Network and the Liquid sidechain can make it easier for those who leverage bitcoin for remittances.
Technical

Op Ed: How Layer 2 Protocols Can Improve Bitcoin for Remittances

Online tech retailer Newegg will now give users — in the vast majority of countries it serves — the option to make bitcoin payments.
Technical

Newegg Expands Bitcoin Payments to 73 More Countries

Payments - Lightning network
Technical

The “Noinput Class”: How a Bitcoin Soft Fork Could Simplify Lightning

Utrust
Technical

S.L. Benfica Football Club and UTRUST Partner to Accept Cryptocurrency Payments

China - WeChat Plans to Stop Merchants From Transacting in Cryptocurrencies
Business

WeChat Plans to Stop Merchants From Transacting in Cryptocurrencies

Payments - Moon Enables Lightning Network Payments on Amazon
Technical

Moon Enables Lightning Network Payments on Amazon

Payments - Coinbase Introduces Debit Card Linked to Cryptocurrency Balances for U.K. Customers
Technical

Coinbase Introduces Debit Card Linked to Cryptocurrency Balances for U.K. Customers

Payments - Study Predicts Bitcoin Could Become Leading Payment System Within Decade
Technical

Study Predicts Bitcoin Could Become Leading Payment System Within Decade

Payments - Zebpay Integrates Bitcoin Lightning Payments on Its Mobile App
Technical

Zebpay Integrates Bitcoin Lightning Payments on Its Mobile App

Payments - Lightning Loop Lets Users Empty Lightning Channels Without Closing Them
Technical

Lightning Loop Lets Users Empty Lightning Channels Without Closing Them

Payments - Bitcoin Accepted as Payment Option by Major US Electronics Company
Technical

Bitcoin Accepted as Payment Option by Major US Electronics Company

Payments - Decentralized Payment Processor BTCPay Adds New Invoicing Options
Technical

Decentralized Payment Processor BTCPay Adds New Invoicing Options

Adoption & community - So Far
Business

So Far, Only Two Businesses in Ohio Have Used Bitcoin to Pay Taxes

Payments - Freelancers on Traditional Platforms Can Now Invoice in Bitcoin Via Bitwage
Technical

Freelancers on Traditional Platforms Can Now Invoice in Bitcoin Via Bitwage