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SPAR supermarket in Zug, Switzerland, has started accepting Bitcoin payments using the Lightning Network through DFX Swiss's OpenCryptoPay solution. This milestone adds to Switzerland's growing list of Bitcoin-friendly initiatives, including Lugano's 'Plan ₿' which aims to make Bitcoin a de facto legal tender.
Breez today announced the launch of Misty Breez, the latest application built using the Breez SDK. Misty Breez leverages the Nodeless configuration of the SDK, meaning user funds are self-custodied on the Liquid sidechain. The wallet supports BOLT 11 and BOLT 12 invoices, LNURL-Pay, Lightning Addresses, on-chain Bitcoin addresses, and BIP 353 (DNS-based payment resolution). It also features offline payments via mobile notifications. The Breez SDK itself offers two integration methods: Native (using Blockstream's Greenlight for cloud-hosted Lightning nodes with user-controlled keys) and Nodeless (Liquid-based integration). Dozens of projects already use the SDK. Misty Breez is completely open-source, meant to serve as a benchmark for simplified user experience, and developers are encouraged to rebrand and build upon it.
SPAR supermarket in Zug, Switzerland (Crypto Valley) has started accepting Bitcoin payments at the checkout using the Lightning Network through DFX Swiss's OpenCryptoPay solution. The move is part of Switzerland's progressive adoption of Bitcoin, with Lugano's Plan ₿ initiative aiming to make Bitcoin a de facto legal tender. The pilot could expand to SPAR's 13,900 stores across 48 countries. Bitcoin Association Switzerland demonstrated the simple scan-and-pay process, lowering the barrier for everyday consumers.
