Square just processed its first-ever Bitcoin payment at a U.S. coffee chain using the Lightning Network — all 10 wallet tests cleared instantly. Global rollout begins Nov 10, with zero fees for merchants in year one.

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Tbh, I think i will just prefer Bitcoin as a store of value and nothing else not using BTC to pay for these cheap things. In how many bits do they want to break BTC?

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Square just processed its first-ever Bitcoin payment at a U.S. coffee chain using the Lightning Network — all 10 wallet tests cleared instantly. Global rollout begins Nov 10, with zero fees for merchants in year one.

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Lightning Network is evolving into a Bitcoin-native B2B settlement rail, with average transaction size jumping from $24 to $265 as USDT on RGB unlocks institutional stablecoin payments

Ethereum's biggest advantage isn't payments or DeFi alone; it's the "Long Tail" of programmable money, enabling countless niche economies that USD and Bitcoin can't easily support

GoMining launches GoBTC Pay to bring native instant payments to Bitcoin.

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Grayscale argues Strategy's Bitcoin monetization program could help BTC establish a durable price bottom by building cash reserves and securing dividend payments

HyperMove launches Bitcoin-backed payment SDK for AI agents, enabling API payments via BTC collateral, x402 rails and vault-secured signing without private keys

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Ethereum's biggest advantage isn't payments or DeFi alone; it's the "Long Tail" of programmable money, enabling countless niche economies that USD and Bitcoin can't easily support

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