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Velar partners with Portal Finance to Transform Bitcoin-based perpetual trading. The Portal Finance platform will enhance staking and increase trading liquidity for the $VELAR token by utilizing native assets across various chains like BTC, BRC20s, ETH, ERC20s, and more. In the cryptocurrency realm, perpetuals trading enables traders to utilize futures contracts without a set expiration date. This type of trading, crucial for hedging and speculative tactics, has now become a fundamental tool for traders seeking to benefit from market movements unrestricted by time. The integration of Velar with Portal is poised to enhance this trading feature, enhancing the accessibility and flexibility of perpetual contracts for users on different blockchain networks. Velar x Portal Finance The integration aims to revolutionize perpetuals trading on the Bitcoin network by allowing cross-chain trading and staking through Portal’s Atomic Swaps technology. Users can easily acquire $VELAR using vario...

Lightning strikes Google Cloud as Apple closes the door on Bitcoin tipping — why a recent collaboration could bolster Bitcoin Lightning Network activity. Google Cloud is the latest company to show interest in Bitcoin (BTC) Lightning. The $225-billion cloud and data service recently partnered with Voltage, an infrastructure provider specializing in the Bitcoin Lightning Network.  The partnership will allow one of the world’s largest cloud computing providers to roll out Bitcoin-based services worldwide while assisting the expansion of Voltage’s operations. Graham Krizek, CEO of Voltage, told Cointelegraph: “Voltage is leveraging Google Cloud to go to service our customers more globally. So, we have larger customers that need nodes deployed in specific geographic regions like the U.K. or Asia.” Conversely, Google can use “Voltage as sort of their outsourced Bitcoin and lightning team.” He said, “We service that business for them of actually, you know, helping companies that are intere...