Merchants

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OpenNode Finds Way for Retailers to Turn Fiat Payments Into Bitcoin (Using Apple Pay)
Bitcoin-loving retailers can now receive BTC from customers paying in fiat.
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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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BTC ACCEPTED HERE: Lola Luna lingerie saw a steady stream of bitcoin payments in 2019. (Courtesy photo)
Bitcoin Usage Among Merchants Is Up, According to Data From Coinbase and BitPay
Although bitcoin adoption may move at a glacial pace, merchants are seeing sustained traction regardless of market dips.
BTC ACCEPTED HERE: Lola Luna lingerie saw a steady stream of bitcoin payments in 2019. (Courtesy photo)

Zap founder Jack Mallers speaks at the 2019 Lightning Conference in Berlin. (Will Foxley/CoinDesk archives)
Zap's New Product Lets Merchants Take Dollars Over Lightning Network
"Merchants can accept bitcoin and lightning payments with the same infrastructure, except they never touch the asset," explained Zap founder Jack Mallers.
Zap founder Jack Mallers speaks at the 2019 Lightning Conference in Berlin. (Will Foxley/CoinDesk archives)

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Bitcoin-Savvy Retailers to Experiment With Point-of-Sale Lightning App in 2020
Iterative Capital is working with Breez on a point-of-sale app for bitcoin lightning payments. Some retailers are already testing the beta version.
Breez CEO Roy Sheinfeld image via Anastasya Stolyarov

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Alibaba Denies 'Partnership' With Lolli, Highlighting Crypto Industry Pitfalls
What really constitutes a "partnership" at the intersection of e-commerce and crypto?
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PayPal's Axing of Pornhub Model Payments May Boost Crypto Conversions
Pornhub may expand the range of cryptocurrencies it offers to pay adult performers for their work after PayPal abruptly cut off service.
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WEG Bank AG CEO Matthias von Hauff (right) image via Twitter
This Crypto-Savvy Bank Is Building Bandwidth for Bitcoin Retail Payments
The German bank is set to help European retailers accept bitcoin payments in early 2020.
WEG Bank AG CEO Matthias von Hauff (right) image via Twitter

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Bitcoin Shopping App Fold Raises $2.5 Million to Bring Lightning to Retailers
Competition among bitcoin retail apps is heating up, with the newly funded Fold App doubling down on lightning network experiments.
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Abra to Add Cash-to-Crypto Outlets at All Philippines 7-Elevens
Investment app provider Abra is to sell cryptocurrency for cash at 6,000 outlets across the Philippines, including all 7-Eleven stores.
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