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Finance

Bitcoin Startup Zap Is Working With Visa

Lightning Network startup Zap, Inc. is partnering with Visa to offer the most user-friendly bitcoin services since Cash App.

Zap founder Jack Mallers speaks at Bitcoin 2019 in San Francisco.

Finance

After Years of Resistance, BitPay Adopts SegWit for Cheaper Bitcoin Transactions

Payments processor BitPay has added support for SegWit, three years after a competing block size proposal fractured the Bitcoin community.

SegWit inventor Pieter Wuille speaks in 2015. (Scaling Bitcoin)

Tech

Cryptography Startup Brings Private Payment Channels to Tezos Blockchain

Cryptography firm Bolt Labs has launched a private payment solution, zkChannels, on Tezos.

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Policy

DC Lawyers Can Now Accept Crypto for Legal Fees

The District of Columbia Bar has approved crypto payments for lawyers' fees.

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Tech

Kraken Pledges $150K for Development of Open-Source BTCPay Server

Crypto exchange Kraken has donated $150,000 to the foundation managing BtcPay Server, an open-source tool for merchants accepting bitcoin payments.

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Finance

Status Keycard Now Works With Android Mobile Devices

Status, the Ethereum-based messaging company, has expanded the use case for its Keycard, a hardware wallet first announced in February 2019.

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Finance

Ripple Affiliate Coins.ph Joins New Remittance Network Reaching Unbanked Filipinos

The blockchain firm is part of an 11,000 strong network of cash-out counters launched by UnionBank of the Philippines.

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Tech

Singapore Ride-Sharing App Lets Customers Pay With Bitcoin

Singapore-based Ryde announced it will be the first ride-hailing service to incorporate bitcoin payments into its own app.

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Finance

BitPay Launches Prepaid Crypto Mastercard for US Customers

The new debit card enables U.S. customers to spend their crypto holdings as fiat currency.

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Tech

National Science Foundation Funds Research Into Crypto Dollars

The National Science Foundation has given blockchain startup KRNC $225,000 to design cryptocurrency features for the U.S. dollar.

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