Nubank, a prominent Brazilian neobank, recently announced the integration of Bitcoin’s layer-2 (L2) Lightning Network. This initiative aims to enhance transaction speed, reduce costs, and improve scalability for its users. Nubank Partners with…
Fold recently released its Direct to Bitcoin feature as part of a set of features that the team at Fold calls its Bitcoin Checking Account. Fold Users can now auto-convert anywhere from 1%…
The largest American cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase, has added support for the Lightning Network on its platform to enable faster and cheaper payments. According to a blog post, the Lightning Network integration on Coinbase…
On a Q1 earnings call yesterday, Alliance Resource Partners, a coal mining company worth $2.8 billion that trades under the ticker ARLP on the Nasdaq, reported that it’s mining bitcoin and currently holding…
Ethena Labs, the creators of USDe, have incorporated Bitcoin (BTC) as backing into their synthetic dollar-pegged offering. This move aims to scale USDe’s supply from its current $2 billion mark. BTC to Boost…
Stablecoin issuer Tether has significantly expanded its Bitcoin holdings, acquiring 8,888 BTC worth around $600 million. This latest purchase was revealed through on-chain data rather than an official announcement. Tether has not publicly disclosed…
OCEAN Mining has released an update to their pool software allowing miners to individually choose between a set of different block templates to mine on. Miners can choose between these three templates at…
Instagram, Meta’s photo-sharing app, today launched an AI-driven background editing feature called Backdrop. Currently limited to users based in the United States, the generative AI tool draws from Meta’s in-house Emu Edit tech….
MicroStrategy bags another batch of Bitcoin. In a strategic move strengthening its position as a key player in the Bitcoin investment landscape, business analytics giant MicroStrategy has added another stash to its already…
Google Cloud’s BigQuery service just added 11 blockchain networks to its data warehouse, according to a Sept. 21 blog post. The new networks include Avalanche, Arbitrum, Cronos, Ethereum’s Görli testnet, Fantom, Near, Optimism,…
Tether, the stablecoin issuer behind USDT, has reportedly added Britannia Bank & Trust, a private bank based in The Bahamas to process dollar transfers on its platform. It is understood Tether has instructed…
Strike – a Bitcoin payments company and remittance app – announced the integration of the world’s largest stablecoin, Tether’s USDT. The latest move comes on the heels of Strike’s expansion into 65 additional…
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has signaled receptiveness to the crypto and blockchain sector after including several executives from the space as part of its new Technology Advisory Committee (TAC). CFTC commissioner and…
Merchants using BTCPay Server will now be able to protect their privacy using Wasabi Wallet’s CoinJoin coordination protocol. Bitcoin payment processing software BTCPay Server has added a CoinJoin plugin for its merchants, allowing…
