Colorado Becomes First US State To Accept Bitcoin As Payment For Taxes
Colorado residents can now pay state taxes with bitcoin and cryptocurrency –– but only with a PayPal account. Colorado has become the first U.S. state to accept bitcoin for tax…
OpenNode Is Testing Bitcoin Payments With The Central Bank Of Bahrain
Using the central bank’s fintech digital sandbox to trial bitcoin payment solutions, OpenNode will bring BTC payments to the island kingdom for the first time. OpenNode is trialing a scalable…
Luxury Resort Palazzo Versace Dubai Now Accepts Bitcoin
In partnership with Binance, the luxury resort now accepts bitcoin for goods and services on-site and plans to launch online payments in the near future. Palazzo Versace Dubai is now…
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The State of Lightning One Year After El Salvador’s Bitcoin Adoption
Lightning helped El Salvador adopt bitcoin one year ago, which in turn helped usage of the Bitcoin Layer 2 network balloon around the world. Bitcoin headlines more often than not…
Russia To Legalize Use Of Cryptocurrency In International Trade: Report
The Bank of Russia and the Ministry of Finance have reportedly agreed to move toward approving the use of cryptocurrency payments in international trade. Russia is close to pushing legislation…
Iran Greenlights Bitcoin, Crypto Payments For Imports: Report
Iran reportedly passed a law enabling the use of bitcoin as payment for imports and establishing a framework for the asset class, including mining regulations. Iran has passed legislation establishing…
Two Of Ukraine’s Largest Tech Retailers Now Accept Bitcoin
Ukrainian tech retailers Techno Їzhak and Stylus now accept bitcoin online and in-store as demand for bitcoin as a daily currency grows amid war efforts. Two of Ukraine’s largest tech…
OpenNode, Launch Cart To Launch Bitcoin Payments For Ecommerce Companies
OpenNode will provide infrastructure for Launch Cart to leverage Bitcoin’s Lightning Network allowing any business on the platform to accept bitcoin as payment. OpenNode partnered with Launch Cart to enable…
Galoy Brings U.S. Dollars To Bitcoin’s Lightning Network
In addition to its new bitcoin-backed U.S. dollar balance on Lightning, Galoy also announced a $4 million raise. Galoy Inc., the team behind the wallet of El Salvador’s Bitcoin circular…
‘Bitcoin Valley’ Hub Launches In Honduras
The private initiative launched in the town of Santa Lucia, Honduras, aims to spur bitcoin adoption and invite more tourism to the region. A local bitcoin hub has been launched…