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The murder never went through.
Policy
Crime
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.
The murder never went through.
By Danny Nelson
Sep 25, 2020 at 9:43 p.m. UTC
Sep 25, 2020
CrimeInvestigationBitcoin PaymentsCoinFlash
Azadi Tower, Tehran
Policy
Bitcoin mining
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 alter...
Azadi Tower, Tehran
By Sandali Handagama
Sep 24, 2020 at 8:11 a.m. UTC
Sep 24, 2020
Bitcoin MiningIranRegulationSanctionsBitcoin PaymentsAdoption
(Shutterstock)
Markets
Japan
On bitFlyer Japan, Bitcoin Rewards Program Hits New Record
A report shared with CoinDesk Japan revealed the number of bitFlyer users exchanging loyalty points for bitcoin hit a record high in August.
(Shutterstock)
By Sandali Handagama
Sep 18, 2020 at 12:49 a.m. UTC
Sep 18, 2020
JapanBitFlyerBitcoin PaymentsRewards Points
(Clay Banks/Unsplash)
Tech
Visa
Another Bitcoin Lightning Startup Is Working With Visa to 'Fast Track' Card Payments
With help from the Visa Fast Track program, LastBit will let users make any purchase with bitcoin, without needing the merchant to actively accept it.
(Clay Banks/Unsplash)
By Alyssa Hertig
Aug 25, 2020 at 2:29 p.m. UTC
Aug 25, 2020
VisaLightning NetworkBitcoin PaymentsLastBit
A Coke distributor in Asia will let vending machine customers purchase purchase beverages using bitcoin. (Credit: Sunvic / Shutterstock)
Markets
Payments
Coca-Cola Distributor Offers Bitcoin Payment Options for Aussie Vending Machines
More than 2,000 vending machines in Australia and New Zealand will let customers purchase Coke products using bitcoin.
A Coke distributor in Asia will let vending machine customers purchase purchase beverages using bitcoin. (Credit: Sunvic / Shutterstock)
By Sandali Handagama
Jun 11, 2020 at 12:00 a.m. UTC
Jun 11, 2020
paymentsBitcoin PaymentsCoca-ColaVending Machines
Zap founder Jack Mallers speaks at the 2019 Lightning Conference in Berlin. (Will Foxley/CoinDesk archives)
Finance
Lightning
Bitcoin Shopping Gets a Boost From Social Distancing
State-imposed quarantines and policies set to work-from-home are boosting bitcoin-based shopping.
Zap founder Jack Mallers speaks at the 2019 Lightning Conference in Berlin. (Will Foxley/CoinDesk archives)
By Daniel Kuhn
Mar 13, 2020 at 3:01 p.m. UTC
Mar 13, 2020
LightningBitcoin PaymentsZapJack MallersCoronavirusOriel Ohayon
BTC ACCEPTED HERE: Lola Luna lingerie saw a steady stream of bitcoin payments in 2019. (Courtesy photo)
Finance
Bitpay
Bitcoin Usage Among Merchants Is Up, According to Data From Coinbase and BitPay
Although bitcoin adoption may move at a glacial pace, merchants are seeing sustained traction regardless of market dips.
BTC ACCEPTED HERE: Lola Luna lingerie saw a steady stream of bitcoin payments in 2019. (Courtesy photo)
By Leigh Cuen
Feb 3, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Feb 3, 2020
BitpaypaymentsMerchantsBitcoin PaymentsLingerieCoinbase Commerce
The Dolder Grand
Markets
Switzerland
5-Star Swiss Hotel Set to Accept Bitcoin Payments
The Dolder Grand, a five-star hotel in Switzerland, will start accepting bitcoin payments from next month.
The Dolder Grand
By Yogita Khatri
Apr 3, 2019 at 4:30 a.m. UTC
Apr 3, 2019
SwitzerlandHotelsNewsBitcoin Payments
lightning, bolt
Markets
Tim draper
Tim Draper Invests $1.25 Million in Bitcoin Payments Processor OpenNode
U.S.-based venture capitalist Tim Draper has invested $1.25 million in OpenNode, a bitcoin-only payments processing startup.
lightning, bolt
By Yogita Khatri
Dec 18, 2018 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Dec 18, 2018
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BTC
Markets
Payments
Square Books Small Profit for First Quarter of Bitcoin Sales
Square made $34.1 million in Q1 revenue through bitcoin sales, according to an SEC filing.
BTC
By Nikhilesh De
May 3, 2018 at 4:15 p.m. UTC
May 3, 2018
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