Bitcoin Lightning Network Growth Slows To Start 2022
The capacity of the Bitcoin Lightning Network has been steadily growing over the past few months. This capacity recently hit the 3,400 BTC level after maintaining a growth streak in 2021. A report from Arcane Research notes that the capacity’s growth
Mexican Senator Says Country Should Adopt Bitcoin
The Salvadoran government has been highlighting the benefits derived from the adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender. The benefits realized seem to have attracted the attention of Mexico, with a government official in the country urging for the adoption of
Belgian MP First EU Politician Paid Salary In Bitcoin
The level of global crypto adoption has significantly grown over the past year. A space previously surrounded by skepticism, myths and misinformation is now attracting the attention of legislatures. A Belgian member of parliament is the latest individual to join the
Arizona Looking To Make Bitcoin Legal Tender
A bill proposing the introduction of Bitcoin as legal tender in the U.S. State of Arizona was introduced by Senator Wendy Rogers on January 28th. Bill ‘SB 1341’ proposes making Bitcoin a legal medium of exchange, allowing citizens to pay
MicroStrategy Holding Virtual Bitcoin For Corporations Conference
MicroStrategy, a publicly-traded business analytics and intelligence company, is hosting its second Bitcoin for Corporations Conference. The conference’s objective is to enable corporations to adopt Bitcoin. MicroStrategy has invested heavily in Bitcoin. The company’s Bitcoin holdings by the end of 2021
Venezuelan Crypto Training Scholarship Program
Latin American countries have been making notable gains as far as crypto adoption is concerned. With most countries in this region suffering from high inflation levels, cryptocurrencies have become better alternatives and have reached peak levels of adoption. Venezuela is the
El Salvador To Create Bitcoin City
El Salvador has announced plans to build a Bitcoin city. The country has been making notable measures to boost the adoption of Bitcoin ever since it announced the launch of Bitcoin as a legal tender in September. As part of pushing
Number Of Bitcoin ATMs Surpasses 5000
Growing adoption of Bitcoin has created a steadily increasing need for Bitcoin ATMs to match the need for these digital currencies. North America alone has witnessed such a widespread explosion of these depots. This can only mean that more and more
Largest European Theme Park Endorses Bitcoin Payments
The largest theme park resort in Southern Europe has announced that it will start accepting Bitcoin payments. The PortAventura World entertainment resort will roll out this new payment method in 2022. The acceptance of Bitcoin by this resort is a major
El Salvador Considers Paying Workers in Bitcoin
https://twitter.com/1077Fuego/status/1404821535660167168 After passing a bill that will make Bitcoin a legal tender, the El Salvadorian government has gone a step further by considering paying salaries in Bitcoin. Last week, the crypto community got exciting news about El Salvador’s position on Bitcoin in