Japanese e-commerce giant Mercari to allow Bitcoin payments for products
The BTC transactions would be converted in real time via the BTC through its exchange partner in real time.

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Fang is celebrating the Jubilee upgrade with a festive giveaway to engage the crypto community.
Luke Dashjr failed to rally enough support for a proposed "bug fix" to the Bitcoin code that would essentially put an end to Ordinals and Inscriptions on the blockchain.
Bitcoin ordinals debate heats up as developers propose update to halt NFT-like inscriptions.
Medium-term call options surge in anticipation of the upcoming Bitcoin ETF decision.
The SEC will soon vote on exchange rule changes and sign off on S-1 forms.
A Friday approval looks increasingly unlikely, but a Jan. 10 deadline still holds.