Azteco Now Offering Lightning Network Vouchers
Azteco now allows users to redeem bitcoin vouchers over the Lightning Network for improved efficiency and reduced fees.Bitcoin voucher platform Azteco has announced the launch of Lightning Network vouchers, allowing users to redeem their Azteco vouchers over the second layer network for improved efficiency and reduced fees.“You can now redeem your Azteco Voucher over Lightning,” wrote Azteco lead Beautyon in an announcement post. “Depending on what the network conditions are, if you choose to have your bitcoin on chain, you will be charged a network fee, that can be anything from under a....
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British bitcoin voucher service Azteco and South African startup Xoin have separately launched services designed for one potentially huge emerging market; namely, the unbanked populations of Africa. Azteco, which claims it is "the easiest way to buy bitcoins", has announced that it is in the final stage of development of its voucher product and is already accepting applications from prospective vendors. Xoin is also introducing prepaid bitcoin vouchers that allow customers to buy bitcoins with cash. Both services are designed to appeal to unbanked and underbanked markets, with an emphasis....
Azteco is making big moves. Their vouchers are now available in 600K new locations in Nigeria, 6K in Canada, and 28K in the U.K. Their system was already one of the most accessible ways to buy bitcoin, and now, in those countries, Azteco is basically everywhere. Better yet, clients don’t need to provide neither bank nor credit card details. Related Reading | Nigerians Move Almost $40 Million In P2P Bitcoin Trading In A Month “Go to your local store and buy a top up voucher just like the ones you’re used to. Enter your Voucher number to redeem,” buying bitcoin with Azteco is....
A shop selling bitcoin vouchers has opened on the edge of London's financial district. Called Azteco, the store allows customers to buy bitcoin with cash from an attendant. Customers arrive, decide how much bitcoin they want to buy and hand the attendant cash. The attendant then prints out a voucher containing a code that can be redeemed at the Azteco website. A 3% commission is charged on each transaction. Conversion rates are taken from BitcoinCharts.com. Azteco's founder, Akin Fernandez, said his service is designed to make buying bitcoin as simple as possible for the general public.....
The Lightning Network is one of the most bullish developments that the Bitcoin ecosystem has seen so far. And all the available metrics point up, a healthy and vibrant network is brewing. However, investor Kevin Rooke took a deeper look and found out that the Lightning Network is probably even bigger than previously thought. “Inaccurate comparisons and privacy preserving features make it hard to truly understand how big the Lightning Network is.” Related Reading | Bitcoin Lightning Network Reaches Record Capacity What does Rooke mean by that? Let’s find out. The Lightning Network By....
Lightning Network payments solution Strike is offering its services to more than 200 countries with support for additional currencies. The post Strike Is Bringing The Lightning Network To More Than 200 Countries appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine.