By connecting banks, businesses, individuals, and recently El Salvador to the Lightning Network, IBEX Mercado plans to expand with their recent $4 million seed funding. IBEX was founded in 2018 by Jose Luis Lemus with the aim to unlock low-cost, instantaneous, and cross-border payments through Lightning.  Bitcoin-focused Venture Capital firm

Bitcoin 2022 wrapped up the third day of a robust lineup of speakers and panels. Here's a quick recap of some of the interesting panels and announcements so far.  Legislation and Bitcoin A large component of day 3 was the discussion around politics and Bitcoin. Grant McCarthy, one

Blockstream announced on April 8th, 2022 that they are teaming up with Tesla and Block Inc. to retrofit a Bitcoin mining facility with a 3.8 Megawatt (MW) Tesla Solar PV array and a 12 Megawatt-hour (MWh) Megapack. It is confirmed that construction for the mining facility has begun and

Employees at Vantage Bank Texas are getting a taste of the future – earlier this week, the small bank in Laredo, Texas turned heads with its new option receive payment in Bitcoin. “The idea for the Bitcoin Savings Plan was something presented to us by one of our partners,” said Vantage

Onstage at Bitcoin 2022 in Miami, Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Organization Alex Gladstein led a conversation with activists Yeonmi Park, Farida Nabourema, and Fadi Elsalameen on the theme “Bitcoin is Freedom.” In it, the speakers shared alternative experiences from smaller economies, offering fresh perspectives on the development

Jack Mallers, CEO of Strike, announced at the Bitcoin 2022 Conference in Miami that his company has partnered with Shopify, NCR, and Blackhawk Network. These payment providers work with the majority of major U.S. companies like McDonald’s, Walmart, Walgreens, Home Depot, Best Buy, Chipotle, Starbucks, Whole Foods, and

Former Chief Strategy Officer of Blockstream Samson Mow left the company back in March to pursue “nation state Bitcoin adoption”. He has now started a new company called Jan3 (named after the date that Bitcoin’s Genesis block was mined) that will focus on layer two technologies like Liquid and

Day two of the 2022 Bitcoin conference saw many exciting announcements. This conference happens to be one of the largest cryptocurrency-focused events around the world, and will continue to run through Saturday in Miami, Florida.   New Areas Worldwide Adopting Crypto  Officials worldwide are announcing decisions to adopt Bitcoin as legal