Bitcoin Payments

Bitcoin Rises Despite Dollar Strength as Elon Musk Adds BTC Payment Option
Tesla accepting bitcoin payments and running its own nodes is "massively bullish," according to one analyst.

Wall Street Embrace of Crypto Grows Closer as Employees Argue on Its Behalf: CNBC
On a Zoom call with traders in January, JP Morgan co-President Daniel Pinto suggested he was open-minded about bitcoin.

Crypto Long & Short: Could Scalable Payments for Bitcoin Undermine Its Value?
A stream of crypto payments services coming to market give new life to the debate around whether bitcoin can be both a store of value and a payments token.

PayPal CEO Schulman Says He's Bullish on Bitcoin as a Currency
Schulman spoke about the fall of cash, the rise of bitcoin and the institutional traders taking note of both.

Nevada Woman Charged in Bitcoin Murder-for-Hire as a Mystery Hacker Again Turns Tipster
The case, the website, the circumstances and the source all share parallels with another recent federal murder-for-hire prosecution.

Iran Is Ripe for Bitcoin Adoption, Even as Government Clamps Down on Mining
Iran is regulating bitcoin mining with an iron fist. But as U.S. sanctions and the pandemic put pressure on the economy, Iranians are seriously considering bitcoin as an alternative to the falling rial.

On bitFlyer Japan, Bitcoin Rewards Program Hits New Record
A report shared with CoinDesk Japan revealed the number of bitFlyer users exchanging loyalty points for bitcoin hit a record high in August.

Another Bitcoin Lightning Startup Is Working With Visa to 'Fast Track' Card Payments
With help from the Visa Fast Track program, LastBit will let users make any purchase with bitcoin, without needing the merchant to actively accept it.

Coca-Cola Distributor Offers Bitcoin Payment Options for Aussie Vending Machines
More than 2,000 vending machines in Australia and New Zealand will let customers purchase Coke products using bitcoin.

Bitcoin Shopping Gets a Boost From Social Distancing
State-imposed quarantines and policies set to work-from-home are boosting bitcoin-based shopping.

