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My First Time Using Lightning

Whilst Bitcoins decentralized attributes and hard monetary policy are second to none, the most common critique has always been its inability to scale due to high congestion within the network. This results from Bitcoin’s simple design with small block sizes to remain decentralized, often causing slow transactions and high fees. …

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My First Time Using Lightning
My First Time Using Lightning
Lightning Network

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·Jul 3

Purse is being Acquired and Sunsetting the Current Marketplace

Dear PurseIO, Inc. Users, We are happy to announce that Purse is being acquired by Loadpipe. With this acquisition, we’re modernizing the marketplace with Web3 capabilities to revolutionize global commerce. To facilitate this transition, we will sunset our current “shop on Amazon” model and focus resources on developing Loadpipe protocol. Company History Purse.io was launched in…

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·Jun 30

Loadpipe to Acquire Purse

Dear Purse Community, It feels like a lifetime ago since we launched purse.io 9 years ago. We started with a mission of making bitcoin useful and imagined the whole world using bitcoin to transact for everyday purchases. …

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Loadpipe to Acquire Purse
Loadpipe to Acquire Purse

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·Nov 16, 2022

Purse Holiday Campaign

With holiday shopping approaching, we want to energize everyone through rewards and giveaways. No entry is required; simply use Purse and tell others about us! This is a great time of year to share stories about using Bitcoin with family and friends. Here are the details for the Bitcoin giveaway. From November 21st to December 25th, all activity on Purse will count towards qualifying for the giveaway.

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Purse Holiday Campaign
Purse Holiday Campaign
Holiday Shopping

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·Nov 8, 2022

7 Bitcoiner books you can buy with Bitcoin

Bitcoin. What comes to mind when you hear this term? It is merely a word that elicits various emotions depending on the particular social echo chamber we tune ourselves into. …

Bitcoin

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7 Bitcoiner books you can buy with Bitcoin
7 Bitcoiner books you can buy with Bitcoin
Bitcoin

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Oct 28, 2022

Purse at The Mining Conference 2022

If you are reading this, you probably agree that Bitcoin is one of the most significant inventions of our lifetime. Proof of Work (POW) mining enables and secures the Bitcoin network, thus making the miners the foundational piece upon which Bitcoin is built. The Purse team wanted to show our…

Bitcoin

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Purse at The Mining Conference 2022
Purse at The Mining Conference 2022
Bitcoin

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·Sep 21, 2022

Living with Bitcoin: 2 stories

Here at Purse, we sell items for Bitcoin, pay employees in Bitcoin, and pay earners in Bitcoin. Bitcoin is the primary currency of our marketplace, and as a result, we have gained deep insight into how it affects the daily life of those around the world. As we previously covered…

Blockchain

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Living with Bitcoin: 2 stories
Living with Bitcoin: 2 stories
Blockchain

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·Sep 9, 2022

Stacker News AMA with Purse

Purse’s CEO, Ray Marceau, is excited to participate in an upcoming AMA on Stacker News. Stacker News is a forum (like Reddit or Hacker News) where users earn sats for creating or curating content. What’s especially cool is that Stacker News is open source and built on top of the Lightning Network! The AMA will take place on September 13th and starts at 10am (CT). Feel free to post your questions there beforehand.

Bitcoin

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Stacker News AMA with Purse
Stacker News AMA with Purse
Bitcoin

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·Sep 9, 2022

The Purse Affiliate program is back!

We’re happy to announce that Purse’s Affiliate Program is now actively processing applications again. The Affiliate Program is separate from the “Refer a Friend” code you currently have. The Purse affiliate program is historically one of the most lucrative ways to earn Bitcoin. For example, the top Purse affiliate has…

Bitcoin

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The Purse Affiliate program is back!
The Purse Affiliate program is back!
Bitcoin

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·Sep 6, 2022

Amboss — Lightning Explorer & More

If you have been around the Lightning space, you may have heard you can make money by running nodes to power the network. A Lightning transaction that routes through your node will pay a fee to you, known as yield. Big announcements like El Salvador and the Central African Republic…

Blockchain

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Amboss — Lightning Explorer & More
Amboss — Lightning Explorer & More
Blockchain

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