Payments Network

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Could the Bitcoin Lightning Network Solve Blockchain Scalability?
Could a decentralised system where off-blockchain bitcoin transactions are sent over a network of micropayment channels solve blockchain scalability?
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Coinapult Launches LOCKS, Aiming to Eliminate Bitcoin Price Volatility
Coinapult's LOCKS service allows consumers to reduce their exposure to bitcoin's volatility by pegging their BTC to another asset.
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Innopay Report: Is Bitcoin Fad or Future of Payments?
The report explores how banks, consumers and investors may embrace bitcoin, should it succeed, over the next few years.
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Could mobile payment Lemon Network be fruitful for bitcoin?
Could a processor-agnostic mobile wallet be a helpful tool for bitcoin adoption?
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Altcoin partnership UNOCS launches Bridge service for instant merchant payments
UNOCS has announced a new payment system to enable instant payments between consumers and merchants.
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Mycelium promises Bitcoin card with a brain
Bitcoin Card will offer a way to transfer bitcoins without a smartphone or laptop, say the founders of the Mycelium network, which is backing the idea.
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Ripple
10 things you need to know about Ripple
Ripple is the name for both a digital currency (XRP) and an open payment network within which that currency is transferred.
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