WeWork figures among the companies that have welcomed cryptocurrency payments with open arms. Partnering up with Coinbase and BitPay, WeWork will begin offering cryptocurrency payments as an option. (Read More)

Uniswap has announced the deployment of Uniswap V3 Core and periphery smart contracts on the Ethereum network. (Read More)

Binance.US has announced that it has hired Brian Brooks – the former acting head of the Office of The Comptroller of The Currency – as its next CEO. (Read More)

Taiwanese national Justin Cheng has pled guilty to multiple counts of fraud involving $7M COVID-19 relief funds and ICO scams. (Read More)

If the overall crypto market remains bearish, Polkadot (DOT) may follow the broader market trend and continue its current downward momentum, falling below the $30 mark. (Read More)

Market analysts believe that Ethereum may be aiming for a new all-time high. (Read More)

The Ethereum network settled more transactions in the first quarter of 2021 than it did in 2020. (Read More)

This week’s newsletter covers using Lightning Network offers to address stuck payments, Taproot activation and more. The Bitcoin Optech newsletter provides readers with a top-level summary of the most important technical news happening in Bitcoin, along with resources that help them learn more. To help our readers stay up-to-date with Bitcoin, we’re republishing the latest […]

In a new white paper, financial services company Square outlines the opportunity presented by Bitcoin to spur more use of renewable energy. In a white paper released today, financial services company Square outlines the opportunity that Bitcoin presents to facilitate a transition to a cleaner and more resilient electricity grid. The research report, titled “Bitcoin […]

Financial services company First Foundation has announced a strategic investment in NYDIG to grant its customers access to bitcoin. In a new partnership, regional bank and financial services company First Foundation announced a strategic investment in institutional bitcoin solutions provider NYDIG with the goal of providing its clients access to BTC. The specific terms of […]