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Finance

Lightning Labs Raises $10M Series A to Be the 'Visa' of Bitcoin

Lightning Labs has raised $10 million in Series A financing as it gears up to launch its first paid service for merchants accepting bitcoin payments.

Elizabeth Stark speaks at the 2019 Blockstack Summit in San Francisco. (Credit: Gary Sexton / Blockstack Summit)

Finance

Intermex Partners With Ripple for XRP-Based Remittance Corridor

Intermex has said it will use use RippleNet for its U.S.-Mexican remittance corridor.

Brad Garlinghouse, Ripple CEO, speaks at Davos 2020. (CoinDesk)

Technologies

MIT Develops 'Spider' Tech to Enable More Efficient Off-Chain Crypto Transactions

The researchers say their new routing scheme can help avoid congestion on off-chain cryptocurrency networks.

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Finance

Bitcoin Usage Among Merchants Is Up, According to Data From Coinbase and BitPay

Although bitcoin adoption may move at a glacial pace, merchants are seeing sustained traction regardless of market dips.

BTC ACCEPTED HERE: Lola Luna lingerie saw a steady stream of bitcoin payments in 2019. (Courtesy photo)

Finance

Zap's New Product Lets Merchants Take Dollars Over Lightning Network

"Merchants can accept bitcoin and lightning payments with the same infrastructure, except they never touch the asset," explained Zap founder Jack Mallers.

Zap founder Jack Mallers speaks at the 2019 Lightning Conference in Berlin. (Will Foxley/CoinDesk archives)

Juridique

UK Financial Service Provider to Coinbase, Bitstamp Awarded FCA Payments License

A company that provides payment services for cryptocurrency companies including Coinbase, Bitstamp and Galaxy Digital has been awarded a license by the U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

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Finance

Why Lightning Payments Aren't Clicking for Porn Companies (Just Yet)

Bitcoin may finally achieve broader traction through the adult entertainment industry in 2020, but the chips aren’t stacked in its favor.

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Marchés

Deutsche Bank Says Digital Currencies Could Be Mainstream in 2 Years

A digital currency could see widespread adoption within the next few years, a new report by Deutsche Bank suggests.

Deutsche Bank logo (Shutterstock)

Finance

Pornhub Now Lets Models Get Paid With the Tether Stablecoin

Pornhub has added new performer payment options including the tether (USDT) stablecoin, two months after being apparently dropped by PayPal.

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Technologies

Bitcoin's Lighting 'Torch' Reignites, Blazes Through 38 Countries in 3 Days

It's moving around the world much faster the second time around, already reaching 91 people.

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