The San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange will have the power to issue payment cards thanks to its new status.
Speculation clogs up blockchains, making them harder to use and ultimately less valuable, a working paper suggests.
This is the first new cryptocurrency added by Coinbase Commerce since it added USDC in May 2019.
The new fiat funding options come via the exchange's integration with Israeli payments processor Simplex.
Santander's new hire, Trish Burgess, formerly helped lead the launches of Apple Card and Apple Pay.
The esports smackdown was meant to highlight the power of bitcoin's lightning network – since the cutting-edge payments system is fast, cheap and lets users send tiny payments, even a fraction of a cent.
The crypto payments provider is now taking its service into bricks-and-mortar stores with a new point-of-sale partnership.
Cryptocurrency lets modern-day witches transact beyond the grasp of restrictive e-commerce platforms.
The firm offers a platform using blockchain tech to automate commercial payments.
Lightning Labs has raised $10 million in Series A financing as it gears up to launch its first paid service for merchants accepting bitcoin payments.
Intermex has said it will use use RippleNet for its U.S.-Mexican remittance corridor.
The researchers say their new routing scheme can help avoid congestion on off-chain cryptocurrency networks.
Although bitcoin adoption may move at a glacial pace, merchants are seeing sustained traction regardless of market dips.
"Merchants can accept bitcoin and lightning payments with the same infrastructure, except they never touch the asset," explained Zap founder Jack Mallers.
A company that provides payment services for cryptocurrency companies including Coinbase, Bitstamp and Galaxy Digital has been awarded a license by the U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).