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Sports

Panthers’ Russell Okung Becomes First NFL Player to Be Paid in Bitcoin

William FoxleyDec 29, 2020

Okung’s $13 million salary is being split 50-50 between bitcoin and fiat by way of Zap’s Strike product.

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Lightning Startup Zap Raised $3.5M for Bitcoin App Ahead of Visa Deal

Leigh CuenJul 16, 2020

The Lightning startup Zap Inc. just raised its first round to build out both mobile bitcoin wallet services and a Visa partnership in 2020.

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Bitcoin Lightning Startup Zap Goes Global, Adding Multiple Fiat Pairs, Stablecoins

William FoxleyJan 6, 2021

Visa partner Strike is adding support for multiple fiat currency pairs plus stablecoins as part of its journey to become a “Bitcoin neo-bank.”

Payments

Bitcoin Startup Zap Is Working With Visa

Leigh CuenJul 2, 2020

Lightning Network startup Zap, Inc. is partnering with Visa to offer the most user-friendly bitcoin services since Cash App.

Coronavirus

Bitcoin Shopping Gets a Boost From Social Distancing

Daniel KuhnMar 13, 2020

State-imposed quarantines and policies set to work-from-home are boosting bitcoin-based shopping.

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Opinion

Lightning Solves Bitcoin’s Speed Problem, but Watch Out for Fraudsters

JP KoningFeb 25, 2020

Lightning-based fiat-bitcoin systems could popularize crypto payments, as long as fraud and bitcoin's non-reversibility don't get in the way.

Payments

Zap’s New Product Lets Merchants Take Dollars Over Lightning Network

William FoxleyJan 30, 2020

"Merchants can accept bitcoin and lightning payments with the same infrastructure, except they never touch the asset," explained Zap founder Jack Mallers.

Podcasts

What Are Lightning Wallets Doing to Help Onboard New Users?

Adam B. LevineJan 26, 2020

Andreas M. Antonopoulos rejoins the crew for a look at advances in Lightning technology making new-user adoption easier at a tangible, but minimal cost.