Bitcoin (BTC) Articles & News from BitPay

How to Use Bitcoin (BTC): Start Using BTC in 5 Easy Steps

The Important Bits Acquiring and using Bitcoin starts with choosing a wallet. Once you’ve done that, you are able to buy, spend or swap/trade Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. From there, an

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What’s Going On with Bitcoin Congestion and Transaction Fees? Plus, A Reminder On How to Save When Paying with Bitcoin

Bitcoin fees are known to rise and fall sporadically. However, over the past week we’ve seen an unusual spike in fees, reaching heights of more than $30. As the #1 crypto payment

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What is Bitcoin Halving? How Will the 2024 Halving Impact Bitcoin?

The Important Bits The fourth Bitcoin halving, anticipated to take place in April or May of 2024, is a significant event in the history of the network. It will see the amount of

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Bitcoin (BTC) vs Litecoin (LTC): How They Differ for Transactions, Technology and Investments

The Important Bits Bitcoin and Litecoin are two widely-used and well-known cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin was introduced via a 2008 whitepaper written by a still-unknown individual or collective named Satoshi Nakamoto. Three years later, Litecoin

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What Can I Buy with Bitcoin? A Complete Guide on How to Spend Crypto

What can you buy with your crypto? With crypto’s expanding adoption by mainstream companies, there are an incredible amount of cool things, services and experiences you can pay for with cryptocurrency. From

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Bitcoin (BTC) vs Bitcoin Cash (BCH): Exploring the Differences in Origin, Use Cases, and Investment Potential

The Important Bits Bitcoin Cash (BCH) was created in 2017 following a highly contentious move by Bitcoin network participants, which literally split the Bitcoin blockchain, in a move to remedy the growing capacity

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Spend Your Crypto on 2022 Black Friday & Cyber Monday Deals

Get deep discounts shopping with BitPay merchants on Bitcoin Black Friday. Check out all the deals!

Blockchain Education

What is the Lightning Network?

Bitcoin revolutionized how the world pays, giving you the power to control your money without governments or banks. However, its transaction processing limits have long been said to be a shortcoming. The Bitcoin

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Help Protect Yourself Against Scams

BitPay has recently identified two new scams with the standard features testnet and multisig that take advantage of unsuspecting users. Learn more on how to help protect yourself.

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Jewelry Purchases Skyrocket With Crypto Payments

Fine jewelry stores and dealers are seeing sales skyrocket from crypto purchases.

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Attention Europe: Buy Crypto with No Credit Card Fees

For a limited time, BitPay and Simplex have partnered together to eliminate the fees for buying crypto for all of Europe.

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Your February Newsletter for All Things BitPay and Crypto

We are just over a month into the new year, and market movements remain as exciting as ever. Bitcoin and ETH continue to climb to new highs, while fintechs take aim at crypto adoption.