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Square’s new Bitcoin payments may redefine how merchants accept money online with faster settlement, lower costs and greater financial control.
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Payments News
Broadly speaking, payments are compensation for goods or services. A person can pay with cash, gold or any number of other things, depending on what the receiving party allows. Fiat money is most commonly used for payments, although crypto payments have become more common over the years. A number of services and platforms facilitate the ability to make a payment in Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies. Payment gateways have increased the ability to use Bitcoin in business, even for entities that are not directly in the blockchain business.
Cryptocurrency has gained significant adoption over time, with mainstream payments players also becoming involved with the asset class. Additionally, a person can pay with Bitcoin directly in a peer-to-peer fashion.
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Some crypto industry observers believe that the Bank of England’s new proposed regulations for stablecoins are unnecessarily restrictive.
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Circle is seeking to improve FX market infrastructure by offering institutions deeper global liquidity access with fewer intermediaries and reduced counterparty risk.
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JPMorgan Chase has begun deploying its deposit token, JPM Coin, allowing institutional clients to make instant 24/7 transfers of US dollar deposits on Base.
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Visa is piloting a service allowing US dollar stablecoin payouts to crypto wallets from business accounts funded with fiat currency.
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ClearToken won FCA approval for a regulated crypto settlement system, signaling the UK’s push to bring digital assets under its financial framework.
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As of 2024, at least one-third of commercial banks were exploring or piloting tokenized deposits, according to a survey by the Bank for International Settlements.
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Crypto wallets have evolved beyond asset storage into portable identity containers and self-custodial hubs, using zero-knowledge proofs.
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Transak’s latest licenses highlight the continued fragmentation of US state licensing as stablecoin payment firms push for nationwide access.
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X users have already reported using the new Bitcoin payment feature at coffee shops across the United States.
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Stablecoins are shifting from crypto-native experiments to instruments embedded in existing banking and payment infrastructure.
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Dollar-backed stablecoins reinforce U.S. currency dominance while democratizing finance in developing nations, countering China's debt-trap diplomacy.
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The Blockchain Payments Consortium, made up of several major crypto firms, was formed to create a “common framework that enhances blockchain transactions.”
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Bitcoin.com and Concordium have teamed up to introduce age-verified stablecoin payments to 75 million wallets, blending privacy with new compliance standards.
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Tangem Pay enables users to spend Circle’s USDC stablecoin worldwide through a virtual Visa card that connects directly to Tangem’s self-custodial hardware wallet.
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