NYDIG Acquires Bitcoin Payments App Bottlepay

NYDIG Acquires Bitcoin Payments App Bottlepay

The institutional Bitcoin services company bought the European Lightning Network payments app for an undisclosed amount.NYDIG has acquired Lightning Network payments app Bottlepay to integrate the Bitcoin second-layer to its platform."We believe that the next chapter of Bitcoin will be about Bitcoin – big B – the network," NYDIG said.The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.Bitcoin-focused financial services firm NYDIG announced the acquisition of payments app Bottlepay, which leverages the Bitcoin Lightning Network to make small and frequent payments feasible for businesses and....


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