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Study Predicts Bitcoin Could Become Leading Payment System Within Decade

Jimmy Aki -
The software firm DataLight has predicted that Bitcoin will become the world’s top payment system within the next decade if it maintains its current growth rate.
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Bitcoin Dev Demos the First Lightning-Enabled Bitcoin ATM

Michael Taiberg -
Bitcoin developer Felix Weis presented a successful demonstration of his Lightning-enabled plugin for a Bitcoin ATM.
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Zebpay Integrates Bitcoin Lightning Payments on Its Mobile App

Jimmy Aki -
“Making Bitcoin technology widely accessible is a key component of our roadmap. Today, with the integration of the Lightning Network, we have taken yet another step in this direction,” said Zebpay's CEO Ajeet Khurana.
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Lightning Loop Lets Users Empty Lightning Channels Without Closing Them

Aaron Van Wirdum And Colin Harper -
Lightning Labs just released the alpha version of a new protocol called Lightning Loop, designed to give users the ability to deposit and withdraw bitcoin from their payment channels without closing these channels entirely.
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Bitcoin Accepted as Payment Option by Major US Electronics Company

Christopher Tozzi -
Founded in 1921, Avnet is one of the oldest major American electronics companies. On March 19, 2019, it announced that customers will be able to pay for goods and services using bitcoin and bitcoin cash via BitPay.
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Blockstream’s Satellite Messaging API Is Now Available on Mainnet

Jimmy Aki -
Blockstream has launched its satellite messaging application programming interface (API) on mainnet. Essentially, this means users can now broadcast data via the company’s satellite network and pay with Lightning payments.
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Revolut Launches Auto-Exchange Feature for Select Crypto and Fiat Currencies

Jimmy Aki -
Revolut users can automatically exchange “fiat currencies, such as the US dollar (USD) to ether (ETH) or bitcoin (BTC), to XRP,” and vice versa, based on a predetermined target rate.
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Tippin.me Takes Off at Lightning Speed With More Than 14,000 New Users

Jessie Willms -
Struck by the potential success of the new Lightning network protocol, Abril created Tippin.me three months ago as a way to enable bitcoin Lightning micropayments without a user having to set up node.
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Decentralized Payment Processor BTCPay Adds New Invoicing Options

Landon Manning -
Decentralized payment processing service BTCPay Server announced a new service available through their platform: a way to request payments by simply sharing a URL, thereby streamlining many of the model’s existing hangups.
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New Samsung Galaxy S10 Includes Baked-In Storage for Private Keys

Landon Manning -
Samsung announced on February 21, 2019, that their newest phone, the Galaxy S10, will include secure storage for its users’ cryptocurrency private keys.
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Is It Time to Take an Initiative to Decrease Bitcoin’s Block Size Seriously?

Aaron van Wirdum -
For years, Bitcoin developer Luke-jr stood out for arguing that the block size limit should not be increased, but decreased. Is it time to start taking him seriously?
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Freelancers on Traditional Platforms Can Now Invoice in Bitcoin Via Bitwage

Landon Manning -
Bitwage has introduced a freelance marketplace, allowing people to create multiple bank accounts to more smoothly process payments for freelancing and to accept crypto assets.
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