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Finance

Coinbase Commerce Integrates Dai Cryptocurrency for Merchant Payments

This is the first new cryptocurrency added by Coinbase Commerce since it added USDC in May 2019.

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Markets

Binance Adds 15 Fiat Currencies as Exchange Pushes Global Expansion

The new fiat funding options come via the exchange's integration with Israeli payments processor Simplex.

Binance ex-CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Santander Hires Former Apple Pay Exec to Lead P2P Payments

Santander's new hire, Trish Burgess, formerly helped lead the launches of Apple Card and Apple Pay.

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Tech

Top Bitcoin Developers Face Off in a Lightning-Powered Boxing Match

The esports smackdown was meant to highlight the power of bitcoin's lightning network – since the cutting-edge payments system is fast, cheap and lets users send tiny payments, even a fraction of a cent.

LIGHTNING STRIKE: The two devs duked it out in a digital boxing match. (Photo courtesy of Michael Folkson)

Finance

BitPay Launches In-Store Crypto Payments With New POS Partnership

The crypto payments provider is now taking its service into bricks-and-mortar stores with a new point-of-sale partnership.

BitPay CEO Stephen Pair

Markets

Why Cypherpunk Witches Love Bitcoin

Cryptocurrency lets modern-day witches transact beyond the grasp of restrictive e-commerce platforms.

RITUAL OBJECTS: Censorship-resistant money lets KVLT Kreations sell its wares. (Courtesy photo)

Finance

Paystand Raises $20M to Be Blockchain-Based 'Venmo' for Commercial Payments

The firm offers a platform using blockchain tech to automate commercial payments.

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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)

Tech

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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