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according to Bitcoin Magazine, Charles Schwab has launched 24/7 crypto futures trading services. The designated crypto futures products currently available for trading include those related to Bitcoin, ETH, Solana, and XRP.
According to Bitcoin Magazine, Block’s payment platform Square has enabled Bitcoin payments by default for approximately one million U.S. merchants. Eligible merchants can accept BTC payments via the Lightning Network, with the system converting payments to U.S. dollars nearly in real time in the background—settling transactions in USD by default to mitigate exchange-rate volatility risk. This automatic rollout began on March 30, reaching a peak rate of one new merchant enabling the feature every eight seconds. Block also stated it is advancing tap-to-pay Bitcoin functionality leveraging NFC and the Lightning Network, and continues expanding Bitcoin payment and self-custody-related products across its ecosystem.
According to Bitcoin Magazine, David Marcus, former PayPal president and CEO of Lightspark, announced the launch of a new Bitcoin wallet that supports AI agents for purchasing BTC and sending/receiving funds.