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…

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. We’re thankful for everyone who believed in the vision and used our platform…

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.

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. …

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…

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…

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.

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…

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…