NYDIG Acquires Bitcoin Lightning Payments App Bottlepay

  • 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 consumers in Europe. The deal’s financial terms were not disclosed.

“We believe that the next chapter of Bitcoin will be about Bitcoin – big B – the network,” said Ross Stevens, founder and executive chairman of NYDIG, and Robert Gutmann, co-founder and CEO of NYDIG, in a joint statement. “NYDIG is on a mission to bring bitcoin to all, and this acquisition brings us one step closer to fulfilling that goal. We are excited to welcome Bottlepay to the NYDIG team.”

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