Blackbird, Web3 Startup From Resy Co-Founder, Wants Diners to Pay for Meals in Crypto

“Lower than typical credit card fees, which can be as high as 3.75%, restaurants on the Blackbird Pay network pay a flat fee of 2% per transaction, saving them money on every transaction,” Blackbird Labs explained in a statement shared with CoinDesk. “At the same time, Blackbird Pay enhances diners’ end of meal experience by enabling them to skip the dreaded ‘Let’s get the check’ moment and enjoy the magic of paying their check in-app at any point; so, they can leave whenever they’re ready, just like having an old-school…

BTC Slides as U.S. Government-Linked Selling Pressure Looms

Bitcoin has inched toward $66,000, paring all gains from last week, with sentiment dented as a significant amount of the asset was moved from U.S. government-linked wallets, raising concerns of looming selling pressure among traders. BTC lost as much as 5%, before slightly recovering, in the past 24 hours as the U.S. Marshals Service shifted $2 billion worth of BTC to two new wallets. Tracking service Arkham estimated that at least one of the wallets was likely to be a custodial service. Bitcoin was trading around $66,550 at the time…

One Trading Secures Regulatory Approval from Dutch regulator to Offer Crypto Derivatives Trading in Europe

“We are well positioned to introduce new regulated products and offer institutional-grade solutions to all customer types starting with BTC and ETH products where no onshore EU regulated venue currently exists,” Joshua Barraclough, founder and CEO of One Trading said in the press release. “This is just the beginning of our journey to redefine the landscape of digital asset and traditional security trading.” Source