It’s been roughly a year now since the second-layer protocol known as the Lightning Network (LN) was implemented on top of Bitcoin’s blockchain. In fact, we were the first payment processor to adopt the technology and offer it to our merchants. Even though at first only a few dared to use, it got some real traction right before 2018 [...]
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We added one more native cryptocurrency to our payment gateway – BSV (Bitcoin Satoshi Vision). Now, our merchants can accept BSV coin on their stores. When our vendors get paid in BSV, they can choose to keep it, and even settle all other coins to BSV. It goes vice versa – merchants also have an option to settle it to our [...]
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We are thrilled to let you know that we are adding yet another payment option for our merchants, and this time it’s a big one! Due to very popular demand by the community, our next cryptocurrency on the list – XRP! As a result, XRP coin owners can now use it as a means of payment at more than 4,500 shops online! Whether you want to [...]
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CoinGate kicked off the year with a bang, launching both TRON payment support and the Litening Network. With the intention to keep up the good pace, we present yet another native crypto integration to our payment gateway this year! This time, our very first stablecoin – Dai! From this day forward, all merchants that use CoinGate [...]
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Litecoin Lightning Network is arguably the most anticipated feature for the Litecoin community to date. And finally, it all comes to fruition as we launch the first Litening Network (LN) pilot run with our own merchants! We got a lot of positive feedback from the community when we first did the Bitcoin Lightning Network trial back in [...]
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It is a pleasure to announce the newest addition to our bundle of native cryptocurrencies, TRX! Any user of the TRON blockchain can now shop at thousands of stores using CoinGate. Our team here at CoinGate is sure that the rapidly emerging TRON blockchain will become a valued addition to our list of supported cryptocurrencies. By [...]
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As 2018 came to an end, we use the opportunity to put in writing what we have accomplished, and what our plans for the future are. Read on! We strongly believe 2018 was a healthy year for the entire blockchain space. For us at CoinGate, it was a wild ride, though – despite the market downturn. Without further ado, let’s jump into [...]
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In a growing industry of global crypto payments, nothing seems to be more important than a mass adoption of a wider variety of cryptocurrencies. Currently, such commonly used cryptos like Bitcoin, Litecoin, or Ethereum are already quite well-known. However, there are many others that deserve a spot under the sun. Though the lack of [...]
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It is our pleasure to announce the opportunity for ERC-20 and other Ethereum tokens to be implemented on our platform, for both merchant payments and trading. CoinGate has always had the interest in the development of new cryptocurrencies that most benefit the industry. To us as a payments platform, helping the adoption and real-life use [...]
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CoinGate is pleased to launch the option to buy Bitcoin with Skrill. In addition, the new payment method allows purchasing other major cryptocurrencies such as Litecoin, Ethereum, Dash and more. Now, you can buy coins to your wallet directly and instantly. Buying cryptocurrencies can sometimes become a frustrating experience, especially [...]
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Our Lightning Network pilot launch is underway! Over 100 merchants are now accepting LN payments in our pilot phase. Check below for some websites where you can pay with Lightning! Just a week ago we published our first post on Lightning Network while we were still testing it on our demo shop (where you can still try testnet LN [...]
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Just over a month ago we launched Lightning Network payments on a test shop running on our Sandbox environment. Now, we are getting ready to go live and let our merchants accept LN payments – and we couldn’t be more excited. Our pilot launch is set to go live on July 1 already! But what is Lightning Network and why is it [...]
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Our team is pleased to be in a unique position of facilitating and promoting blockchain adoption. In 2018, CoinGate has already processed 100,000 cryptocurrency payments for merchants – more than we did in the whole 2017. We are also proud to have crossed the 50,000 mark of registered users on our platform. Two big CoinGate [...]
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We are glad to announce that we have expanded our payment options to users from Asia. Now, you can purchase cryptocurrencies with QQPay and direct bank transfer in China, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia in local currency. Originally created as social platform, QQ has emerged as a popular payment option in various Asian countries. We are [...]
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CoinGate users can now buy Litecoin and Ethereum. Login to your account to be among the first ones to do so! We are also pleased to announce that we will soon launch LTC and ETH as native currencies to our merchant payment gateway. Amid the tumbling cryptocurrency prices, we have witnessed a healthy spike in Altcoin payments through our [...]
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