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 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…

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 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…

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…

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…

The work of Rene Pickhardt shows that despite being mainly used for small, fast Bitcoin transactions, Lightning can also deliver large payments. and mailing list post. More resources are also…

Vueling is partnering with cryptocurrency payment provider BitPay and global payment solutions provider UATP to accept Bitcoin payments by early 2023. Spanish airline Vueling will begin accepting bitcoin and other…