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Why you should use Bitcoin
If you’re like me, when you hear of an exciting new development, technology, or product, you ask...

Gift Cards: a path to Bitcoin adoption
Gift cards have long been a way to increase spending and provide value for consumers and stores...

Spotlight: Why I left the Bond Market for Bitcoin
I’m a markets junkie. A markets junkie is somebody who is physically dependent on watching asset prices...

Introducing Tiered Pricing
Prior to today, our fee was 1% regardless of the size of the transaction. That meant that...

5 Big Brands that accept Bitcoin
Bitcoin is one of the leading methods of accepting payment online. Earlier this year, Bitcoin surpassed PayPal...

Product Update (11/5/19)
Today, we’re updating the OpenNode dashboard application. This update has a clear emphasis on revamping our custom...

On Bitcoin’s 11th birthday, OpenNode turns 1
Eleven years ago today, Satoshi Nakamoto published a proposal for the Bitcoin software protocol. One year ago,...

How Bitcoin Fixes Data Breaches and Fraud
Online credit card transactions helped spawn the era of e-commerce. Once consumers felt comfortable paying for things...

Product Update (10/3/19)
At OpenNode, we firmly put the customer and user experience first. You all have provided excellent feedback...

Important Takeaways from Crypto Springs
If you don’t like the heat, please stay far away from the Crypto Springs conference. But if...

Spotlight: Making the jump to Bitcoin with Head of Growth, Julie Landrum
We’re excited to announce that Julie Landrum has joined the OpenNode team as Head of Growth. Julie...

Understanding Bitcoin’s Price Volatility
Bitcoin is an obsession to a growing population. While the merits of Bitcoin’s game changing technology are...

What to Consider When Accepting Altcoins
We’re living in the era of digital money. There are now over a thousand cryptocurrencies in circulation,...

Where Did Bitcoin Come From?
Bitcoin was a response to the financial crisis of 2008 In October 2008, the world experienced a...

Bitcoin: The First Blockchain
Bitcoin was the first example of what the world now knows as the blockchain. While blockchain, cryptocurrency,...

How to accept Bitcoin: Shopify extension
We've developed an extension so that all Shopify merchants can enjoy our latest service with a simple,...

What is Bitcoin? Here’s what you need to know
Bitcoin (n): Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency, which can be defined as decentralized digital money. There are many...

The OpenNode API: The most powerful in Bitcoin
We built OpenNode from the ground up with developers in mind. We build a robust, yet simple...

The 3 best ways to get Bitcoin
There are many avenues that you can take to get Bitcoin. Each option has its own merits...

Earn free Bitcoin with the OpenNode Affiliate Program
Bitcoin represents the greatest technological revolution in the history of financial services, yet, it’s still widely underutilized....

Bitcoin wallets 101: How to choose a Bitcoin wallet
If you've bought some Bitcoin or you accept it at your business, it’s important for you to...

How to accept Bitcoin: OpenCart extension
We've developed an extension so that all OpenCart merchants can enjoy our latest services with a simple,...

How to accept Bitcoin: Prestashop extension
We’ve developed an extension so that all PrestaShop merchants can enjoy instant Bitcoin payments with a simple, easy-to-use...

How to accept Bitcoin: WooCommerce extension
We’ve developed a plugin so that all WooCommerce merchants can enjoy our latest services with a simple, easy-to-use...