Bitcoin banking infrastructure for communities and institutions
Enabling the world to use Bitcoin as money
We believe Bitcoin will win the battle for money over IP (MOIP). That’s why we’re building products that enable communities of any type or size to self-organize as a Bitcoin-based community bank.
Bitcoin Beach: From local initiative to legal-tender in two years
Galoy launched the Bitcoin Beach Wallet in 2020 to help develop a sustainable Bitcoin economy in El Zonte, El Salvador. When La Ley Bitcoin (the “Bitcoin Law”) was passed in June 2021, the Bitcoin Beach Wallet was thrust into the spotlight, skyrocketing to tens of thousands of users overnight.
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Galoy Newsletter #3: #BitcoinForCommunities, Support for Tonga, Cash App Adds Lightning
Galoy and Bitcoin Beach Delivered 42 Million Sats to Bitcoin Communities Galoy launched #BitcoinForCommunities in December to bring awareness to ten communities and projects driving Bitcoin adoption around the world. Bitcoin Beach matched the donations,
Bitcoin For Communities – Supporting the Front Lines of Bitcoin Adoption
Galoy donated 21 million sats to innovative Bitcoin projects and communities around the world. Bitcoin Beach fully matched the donation — doubling the charitable contribution to a total of 42 millions sats — to help
Bitcoin Beach Wallet Users Can Now Receive Payment Via Lightning Address
Lightning Addresses make sending sats as easy as sending an email. As described in the GitHub repo by André Neves of Zebedee: “The Lightning Address is an Internet Identifier that allows anyone to send you