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Tech

Sui Network Turns to Mist Units to Improve Payment Efficiency

Developers said that denoting Sui in Mist units will enable more flexibility in SUI transactions by supporting micropayments at very low gas fees.

Sui Network developers introduced Mist units for the project’s native SUI tokens. (Getty Images)

Tech

Bitcoin Gaming and Payments Company ZEBEDEE Launches New Open Source Bitcoin Initiative

The initiative has already cranked out four Lightning-related projects on GitHub.

André Neves, co-founder of Vinteum and ZEBEDEE, presents at TABConf 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (George Kaloudis/CoinDesk)

Finance

Latin American Delivery Unicorn Rappi Launches Crypto Payments Pilot

The Colombia-based company has partnered with BitPay and Bitso to convert crypto into credits for purchases within its platform.

Conductor de Rappi en Playa Del Carmen, México (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images).

Finance

French Fintech Lydia Taps Bitpanda to Let 5.5M Users Trade Crypto

Users of French payments app Lydia will now be able to trade over 170 crypto assets.

Los cofundadores de Bitpanda, de izquierda a derecha: Christian Trummer, Paul Klanschek y Eric Demuth.

Policy

Nigerian Payments App Reportedly Suspending Operations Due to Government Crackdown on Crypto

Payments platform KurePay plans to suspend services to Nigerian users starting in 2022.

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Finance

Payments Infrastructure Firm MoonPay Raises $555M at a $3.4B Valuation

The funding will be used to pursue M&A opportunities, hire more people and expand geographic coverage and payment methods.

This is a photo of a moon at over 98% full. The image was taken one day prior to the supermoon, or a moon that appears larger due to being the closest to earth in its elliptic orbit.

Finance

Mexican Crypto Exchange Bitso Incorporates Circle Solutions for Cross-Border Payments Initiative

The Bitso Shift initiative will allow Mexican businesses to make cross-border transactions more securely and easily.

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Finance

Bitrefill Enables Salvadorans to Pay Many of Their Bills With Bitcoin

Salvadorans will be able to pay for 150 different services with bitcoin via on-chain or Lightning Network transactions.

El Salvador's Bitcoin Adoption Is 'Trendsetting,' Says Voyager Digital CEO

Finance

Bitcoin Still Unsuited for Mainstream Payments, Says Deutsche Bank

Legacy payment networks still win for mainstream payment uses, the investment bank wrote this week.

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