Block Announces New Lightning Service Provider 'C=' Operated by 'TBD'
"c= is building tools and services to help connect the next billion people to the lightning network, making it easy to send payments instantly with bitcoin."
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Nunchuk and Coinkite Announce Strategic Partnership
"Nunchuk and Coinkite are proud to announce our strategic partnership, which combines Nunchuk's cutting-edge custody solutions with Coinkite's world-class hardware products to offer Bitcoin users the most secure and convenient way to safeguard their bitcoin."
Block, Parent Company of CashApp, Details Global Self Custody Wallet Plans: Mobile App + Hardware Wallet + Local Fiat Partners
"This is not a journey we plan to take alone: we want to work with partners to bridge the gap between fiat and bitcoin financial systems, providing customers with the access and information they need to buy, sell and store bitcoin."
CashApp Users Bought $7.11 Billion Worth of Bitcoin in 2022
"Bitcoin gross profit was $35 million in the fourth quarter of 2022. The total sale amount of bitcoin sold to customers, which we recognize as bitcoin revenue, was $1.83 billion."
BlueWallet Shutting Down Custodial Lightning Wallet on April 30th: Remove Funds ASAP
Going forward BlueWallet will only offer self custody solutions.
Bitcoin Core Maintainer Marco Falke Steps Down
"I have been the quality assurance and testing maintainer of Bitcoin Core for about 7 years now. In a challenging decision, I concluded to transition out of my role as maintainer."
The U.S. State Of Wyoming Has Passed A Bill That Protects Its Citizens From Having To Disclose Private Keys
It does not specify that it would be only for Bitcoin keys, so it would also apply the same to private keys utilized as decentralized identities, or any other use cases.
Strike Launches 'Sending API': Businesses Can Easily Use the Lightning Network for Payments
"The Strike API can be used to send payments over the Bitcoin Lightning Network from a Strike user’s cash balance. This walkthrough shows you how to integrate the Strike API into your payment process for sending payments."
Lightning Service Provider 'Breez' Launches SDK
The open-source Breez SDK enables developers to integrate Lightning and bitcoin payments into their apps with zero learning curve or technical expertise.
Fedimint Hackathon Winners Announced: 2.58 BTC in Prizes
"The quality of the modules that were submitted was truly impressive, with projects from federated storage to community finance tools that really highlighted the potential impact of Fedimint as a platform that could solve real-world problems."
P2P Exchange 'LocalBitcoins' Shutting Down After Over a Decade of Operation
"Originally LocalBitcoins was established to Bring Bitcoin Everywhere and drive global financial inclusion. We have honored that mission for over 10 years and we are proud of what we have achieved together with all of you, our loyal community."
Strike Expands Remittance Feature to Philippines: Americans Send Over a Billion Dollars to the Country Every Month
Recipient in the Philippines does not need a strike account or lightning wallet. Sender simply enters the recipients bank account number or phone number to send.