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Bitcoin Reaches New Heights: Businesses Gear Up for the Crypto Boom with NOWPayments

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For the first time in history, Bitcoin (BTC) has crossed the $100,000 mark, signaling a groundbreaking moment in the cryptocurrency world. This milestone solidifies Bitcoin’s position not only as a revolutionary financial asset but also as a practical payment solution for businesses worldwide. NOWPayments, a leading cryptocurrency payment gateway, is at the forefront of enabling businesses to capitalize on this historic moment by providing seamless crypto payment solutions.

As Bitcoin continues to gain global recognition, businesses are increasingly turning to cryptocurrencies as a means to modernize payment systems and attract tech-savvy customers. NOWPayments offers a simple and efficient way for merchants to accept Bitcoin and over 300 other cryptocurrencies as payment, providing tools like auto coin conversion, zero-fee options, and instant payment settlements.

“Bitcoin’s new all-time high demonstrates the growing trust and demand for decentralized currencies,” said Kate L, CEO at NOWPayments. “At NOWPayments, we empower businesses of all sizes to embrace this shift by simplifying the process of accepting Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Whether you’re a small e-commerce store or a global enterprise, our platform ensures you’re ready for the future of payments.”

Why Businesses Are Embracing Crypto Payments Now

With Bitcoin’s meteoric rise, accepting cryptocurrency payments has become a strategic advantage for forward-thinking businesses. Customers using crypto value the security, speed, and lower transaction fees compared to traditional payment systems. NOWPayments takes this a step further by offering user-friendly solutions that integrate seamlessly with existing payment workflows, ensuring that businesses stay ahead of the curve.

Features That Make NOWPayments Stand Out:

Easy Integration: Different Payment solutions, including APIs, plugins for popular e-commerce platforms, and POS tools for brick-and-mortar businesses.

Low Fees: Transparent pricing and an option for 0.5% fees for businesses.

Global Reach: Accept payments from customers worldwide, regardless of location.

Automatic Conversion: Convert Bitcoin to fiat currency or other cryptocurrencies to minimize volatility risks.

A New Era for Crypto Payments

Bitcoin’s journey to $100,000 has cemented its role as a key player in the global financial system. NOWPayments invites businesses to join the crypto revolution, not just as participants but as pioneers. By adopting cryptocurrency payments today, businesses position themselves to thrive in an economy increasingly shaped by decentralized finance.

Our team at NOWPayments analyzed the data from the previous Bitcoin ATH and found it led to a notable surge in crypto payments adoptionincresing by 8% in crypto payments. With Bitcoin now surpassing the $100K milestone, we anticipate this new ATH will drive an even more significant increase in the use of cryptocurrency payments, solidifying their role in the future of commerce.

For more information about NOWPayments and how to start accepting Bitcoin, visit https://nowpayments.io.

About NOWPayments

NOWPayments is a non-custodial cryptocurrency payment gateway offering instant payouts, auto conversion, and support for over 160 cryptocurrencies. The platform is designed to empower businesses by providing simple, secure, and scalable solutions for accepting digital currencies.

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TRON Announced as Title Sponsor for Hong Kong Web3 Festival 2026

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Hong Kong, 10th April 2026 — Hong Kong Web3 Festival 2026 is honored to have TRON onboard as a Title Sponsor.

TRON DAO is a community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet via blockchain technology and dApps.

Founded in September 2017 by H.E. Justin Sun, the TRON blockchain has experienced significant growth since its MainNet launch in May 2018. Today, TRON is one of the largest networks for USD Tether (USDT) stablecoin circulation, with an on-chain supply exceeding $85.4 billion. As of April 2026, the TRON blockchain has recorded over 374 million in total user accounts, more than 13.62billion in total transactions, and over $22billion in total value locked (TVL), based on TRONSCAN. Recognized as the global settlement layer for stablecoin transactions and everyday purchases with proven success, TRON is “Moving Trillions, Empowering Billions.” Read more at: https://trondao.org/

Hong Kong Web3 Festival (“Web3 Festival”), co-hosted by Wanxiang Blockchain Labs and HashKey Group, is Asia’s premiere crypto conference since 2023. The previous editions brought together over 350 exhibitors and more than 1,200 speakers for in-depth discussions, attracted a cumulative total of 100,000 visitors, and saw over 400 diverse side events. It has solidified its status as a leading crypto event, influencing Hong Kong’s Web3 landscape.

Following the sellout success of its previous editions, Hong Kong Web3 Festival has announced its return on 20–23 April at HKCEC. Now in its 4th year, this four-day event will once again bring tens of thousands of Web3 professionals, investors, and enthusiasts across the globe to connect, learn and be inspired.

Web3 Festival 2026 has set the agenda for Web3 growth and innovation, focusing mainly on traditional finance and crypto finance, AI + Web3, and RWAs.

The conference will also convene top experts and leading Web3 projects to exchange ideas, share best practices and gain perspectives on today’s evolving Web3 landscape.

Featured speakers include:

Paul CHAN Mo-po, GBM, GBS, MH, JP, Financial Secretary of the Government of  Hong Kong

Mr Joseph H. L. CHAN, JP, Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau, Hong Kong

Dr. YIP Chee Hang, Executive Director of Intermediaries, Securities and Futures Commission, Hong Kong

Xiao Feng, Chairman of Wanxiang Blockchain, Chairman and CEO of HashKey Group

Duncan Chiu, Legislative Council Member (Technology & Innovation Constituency), Hong Kong

Michael Faulkender, Professor of Finance, University of Maryland

Lennix Lai, Chief Commercial Officer, OKX Global

H.E. Justin Sun, Founder, TRON; Advisor, HTX; Advisor, B.AI

Adeniyi Abiodun, Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer, Mysten Labs

Lily Liu, President, Solana Foundation

Joseph Chalom, CEO, Sharplink

Francis B. Zhou, CEO, Quantum Solutions

Abdelhamid Bizid, Managing Director, BlackRock

Cindy Xu, Managing Director, Head of Asia Fintech and China Financial Institutions and Governments, J.P. Morgan

Akhil Devmurari, Fintech Sector Head, APAC, Payments, J.P. Morgan

Brian Mehler, CEO, Stable

Yat Siu, Co-Founder and Chairman, Animoca Brands

Bugra Celik, Head of Digital Assets and Currencies at Global Macro, HSBC

Min Lin, Managing Director, Head of Global Business Development at Ondo Finance

Franklin Bi, General Partner, Pantera Capital

Henrique Centieiro, CIO, Maverick Capital

John Cahill, COO, Galaxy Digital Asia

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Join Hong Kong Web3 Festival on April 20–23 and be part of an epic Web3 journey: https://luma.com/hkweb3festival_2026

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Kaspa Ecosystem Foundation Announced as Speaker and VIP Lounge Sponsor at Hong Kong Web3 Festival 2026

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Hong Kong, 10th April 2026 — Hong Kong Web3 Festival 2026 is honored to have Kaspa Ecosystem Foundation onboard as Speaker & VIP Lounge Sponsor.

Kaspa Ecosystem Foundation is dedicated to fostering the development, adoption, and sustainability for the Kaspa ecosystem. Kaspa utilizes the GHOSTDAG protocol, a generalization of Nakamoto Consensus, and is the fastest Proof-of-Work network that will soon enable native programmability. Read more at: https://kaspafoundation.org

Hong Kong Web3 Festival (“Web3 Festival”), co-hosted by Wanxiang Blockchain Labs and HashKey Group, is Asia’s premiere crypto conference since 2023. The previous editions brought together over 350 exhibitors and more than 1,200 speakers for in-depth discussions, attracted a cumulative total of 100,000 visitors, and saw over 400 diverse side events. It has solidified its status as a leading crypto event, influencing Hong Kong’s Web3 landscape.

Following the sellout success of its previous editions, Hong Kong Web3 Festival has announced its return on 20–23 April at HKCEC. Now in its 4th year, this four-day event will once again bring tens of thousands of Web3 professionals, investors, and enthusiasts across the globe to connect, learn and be inspired.

Web3 Festival 2026 has set the agenda for Web3 growth and innovation, focusing mainly on traditional finance and crypto finance, AI + Web3, and RWAs.

The conference will also convene top experts and leading Web3 projects to exchange ideas, share best practices and gain perspectives on today’s evolving Web3 landscape.

Join Hong Kong Web3 Festival on April 20–23 and be part of an epic Web3 journey: https://luma.com/hkweb3festival_2026

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BytePlus Joins Hong Kong Web3 Festival 2026 as Gold Sponsor

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April 9, 2026

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Hong Kong, 9th April 2026 — Hong Kong Web3 Festival 2026 is proud to welcome BytePlus as a Gold Sponsor.

BytePlus is an enterprise AI platform that helps developers build AI agents at scale. As the enterprise services arm of ByteDance, BytePlus delivers cutting-edge models, multimodal intelligence, and AI computing optimized infrastructure in a modular stack. BytePlus powers vertical-specific use cases across discovery, interaction, and conversion. More: https://www.byteplus.com/en

Hong Kong Web3 Festival (“Web3 Festival”), co-hosted by Wanxiang Blockchain Labs and HashKey Group, is Asia’s premiere crypto conference since 2023. The previous editions brought together over 350 exhibitors and more than 1,200 speakers for in-depth discussions, attracted a cumulative total of 100,000 visitors, and saw over 400 diverse side events. It has solidified its status as a leading crypto event, influencing Hong Kong’s Web3 landscape.

Following the sellout success of its previous editions, Hong Kong Web3 Festival has announced its return on 20–23 April at HKCEC. Now in its 4th year, this four-day event will once again bring tens of thousands of Web3 professionals, investors, and enthusiasts across the globe to connect, learn and be inspired.

Web3 Festival 2026 has set the agenda for Web3 growth and innovation, focusing mainly on traditional finance and crypto finance, AI + Web3, and RWAs.

The conference will also convene top experts and leading Web3 projects to exchange ideas, share best practices and gain perspectives on today’s evolving Web3 landscape.

Featured speakers include:

Paul CHAN Mo-po, GBM, GBS, MH, JP, Financial Secretary of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Dr. YIP Chee Hang, Executive Director of Intermediaries, Securities and Futures Commission

Xiao Feng, Chairman of Wanxiang Blockchain, Chairman and CEO of HashKey Group

Duncan Chiu, Legislative Council Member (Technology & Innovation Constituency), Hong Kong

Lennix Lai, Chief Commercial Officer, OKX Global

Adeniyi Abiodun, Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer, Mysten Labs

Lily Liu, President, Solana Foundation

Joseph Chalom, CEO, Sharplink

Francis B. Zhou, CEO, Quantum Solutions

Abdelhamid Bizid, Managing Director, BlackRock

Phil Kang, CEO, ZR Financial Group

Yat Siu, Co-Founder and Chairman, Animoca Brands

Bugra Celik, Head of Digital Assets and Currencies at Global Macro, HSBC

Robert Lui, Deloitte China Hong Kong Digital Asset Leader; Member of Task Force on Promoting Web3 Development

DIAO Zhihai, Head of International Business of Wealth Management, CICC

Gavin Wang, Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer, SNZ Holding & SNZ Capital

David Lee, Chairman, Global FinTech Institute

Min Lin, Managing Director, Head of Global Business Development at Ondo Finance

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Join Hong Kong Web3 Festival on April 20–23 and be part of an epic Web3 journey: https://luma.com/hkweb3festival_2026

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