Strike Launches Bitcoin Lightning Payment App in El Salvador; Full EU Support Is Next

Salvadorans can now use Strike to receive remittances from their families abroad without the added hassle of currency conversion. The EU is next.

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.