BitGo has introduced Lightning Earn, a new offering that lets institutional bitcoin holders deploy assets on the Lightning Network and earn routing fees. Powered by an integration with Amboss Rails, the service gives corporate treasury firms and institutional investors a way to participate in Lightning infrastructure while maintaining BitGo’s custody and governance controls.
Zelle plans to expand internationally, starting with India, while also launching a new dollar-backed stablecoin called ZelleUSD to support future cross-border payments.
Mastercard believes AI agents will soon be buying services, paying fees, and handling transactions automatically at machine speed. The company’s new Agent Pay for Machines platform aims to support nonstop machine-to-machine payments across traditional and crypto rails.
After years of covering Linux, privacy, and crypto-adjacent technology, I finally set up a Bitcoin Lightning wallet for NERDS.xyz. Here is why I chose Wallet of Satoshi on iPhone, how the setup process went, and why Lightning tipping might actually make sense for independent tech journalism.
Blockchain.com wants users borrowing against Bitcoin again, but the return of crypto-backed lending may remind many people of the industry’s last major meltdown.
A U.S. federal court dismissed all claims against Binance in an Anti-Terrorism Act lawsuit involving 535 plaintiffs and 64 alleged terror attacks.
A reported $6 million bitcoin ransom in the Savannah Guthrie case is reigniting an uncomfortable debate about cryptocurrency, crime, and whether digital currencies should be banned.
SoFi is now the first U.S. bank to let customers buy, sell, and hold crypto directly in the same app as their checking and savings, though the ease of access could lead to risky behavior.
Crypto.com’s new Cash Earn program offers up to 5 percent APY paid in CRO while keeping funds FDIC-insured through Green Dot’s Arc platform.
Cloudflare has stunned the tech world with NET Dollar, a stablecoin built to support microtransactions and AI-driven payments online.
Google is rolling out an AI-powered version of Google Finance in the U.S. with upgraded chart tools, real-time data, and a smarter way to research the markets.