“Swiss Web3 payment startup DePay announced that they are joining forces with the self-hostable, open-source eCommerce plugin WooCommerce, pushing decentralization further and providing merchants with the ability to have customers send payments directly to their own wallets with tens of thousands of accepted tokens on supported blockchains with on-the-fly conversion. “DePay makes Web3 and crypto payments as straightforward as possible for merchants and their customers, without requiring a custodial approach,” said David Lockie, Web3 Lead at Automattic. “We wanted to offer WooCommerce merchants a wide range of crypto payment providers, and were instantly impressed by DePay’s flexibility across chains and coins, as well as their focus on a great user experience for all parties.”

“Speed, a leading bitcoin and stablecoin payment processor based on the lightning network, has launched a WooCommerce plugin. With the Speed WooCommerce plugin, all retailers and brands with an eCommerce store on WooCommerce will be able to accept bitcoins and stablecoins.Bitcoin is becoming more popular in every industry around the world, from online shopping to video games to cars. The main reasons for this popularity are factors like lower transaction fees, immediate global transactions, security, and anonymity. The Lightning Network, which is the second layer of Bitcoin, gives it more power when it comes to making payments. With Bitcoin’s lightning network, you can make microtransactions right away.”