Micropayments

Lightning Network

Yours May Have Just Sent The First Real Bitcoin Lightning Payment

Blockchain content startup Yours is working on an alternative version of the Lightning Network, one that actually works on bitcoin right now.

Tech  ·  4 May 2017
Lightning Network

Trusted Hardware Can Help Bitcoin Scale, But At What Cost?

As 2016 comes to a close, bitcoin development remains at a crossroads. Take the long-anticipated scaling solution, the Lightning Network. An open-source project that aims to boost bitcoin’s capacity to millions of transactions per second (and by extension the technology’s value), it’s code is nearly ready to go live. Yet, bitcoin isn’t exactly ready for the […]

Tech  ·  27 December 2016
Lightning Network

Bitcoin Lightning Payments Pass ‘Milestone’ With Blockstream Test

Bitcoin's Lightning Network has passed another key milestone.

Tech  ·  5 October 2016
Browsers

Bitcoin and the Brave Future of Browsers

A new bitcoin-powered browser called Brave promises to bring users a more private, ad-free Internet experience, and boost income for web publishers.

Markets  ·  18 September 2016
Zcash

Anonymous Blockchain Micropayments Advance With ‘Bolt’

CoinDesk outlines a new proposal that would seek to anonymize micropayments carried out on blockchain networks.

Tech  ·  1 August 2016
Startups

Visa Europe Partners for Bitcoin Micropayments Trial

Bitcoin micropayments startup SatoshiPay is developing a new proof-of-concept with Visa Europe’s Collab innovation unit.

Business  ·  26 July 2016
Ethereum

Will Ethereum Beat Bitcoin to Mainstream Microtransactions?

Micropayments have long been one of the most anticipated use cases for bitcoin, but similar tech may be coming soon to Ethereum.

Tech  ·  31 May 2016
Startups

21 Unveils Vision for Bitcoin-Powered Weather Data Market

Bitcoin’s best-funded startup, 21 Inc, unveiled a new proof-of-concept that envisions how its developer tools could fuel a weather marketplace.

Business  ·  26 May 2016
News

Brave’s Bitcoin Browser ‘Full Steam Ahead’ Despite Publisher Uproar

A cease-and-desist letter hasn't stopped Brave Software from releasing ad-replacing tech or altering its bitcoin plans.

Markets  ·  26 April 2016
News

Bitcoin Browser Brave Draws Fire from Major News Publishers

Brave Software responds to a cease-and-desist letter it received from a newspaper association about its ad-blocking software.

Markets  ·  7 April 2016
Startups

21 Inc Launches Bitcoin Micropayments Marketplace

Bitcoin startup 21 Inc has launched the 21 Micropayments Marketplace, a new offering aimed at developers.

Business  ·  12 March 2016
Coinbase

5 Big Questions for Bitcoin in 2016

Ryan Selkis of CoinDesk and Digital Currency Group asks 5 big questions of bitcoin for 2016.

Markets  ·  18 January 2016
Dogecoin

Dogecoin Startup Goes Open Source as Creator Says ‘Peace Out’ to Crypto

Dogetipbot has announced it will go open-source just over one year after raising $445,000 from investors including Blackbird Ventures.

Tech  ·  30 November 2015
Startups

Bitcoin Social Network ZapChain Raises $350k

Bitcoin-powered social media platform ZapChain has raised $350,000 in seed funding and is launching a new digital goods initiative with Coinbase.

Business  ·  6 November 2015
Venture Capital

SatoshiPay Gets €160,000 Investment from Jim Mellon Fund

Jim Mellon, executive director of Kuala Innovations, told CoinDesk the group now owned 10% of SatoshiPay, a bitcoin micropayment processor.

Business  ·  21 September 2015