25 June 2025
Your June Newsletter for All Things BitPay and Crypto
The Important Bits
Welcome to the June 2025 edition of The Cryptie! Momentum is building across the board. Clearer regulations, new ways to spend, and more seamless access to your favorite assets. This month, we’re spotlighting tools that make crypto more usable than ever, like HODL Pay for spending without selling and MoonPay for easy buys and cash outs. You’ll also find wallet tips, boosted gift card deals, and other updates from across the industry. Let’s dive in.
Industry News & Headlines
Industry News
Read news from across the blockchain industry:
Senate Approves First Major Crypto Regulation: The Senate passed the GENIUS Act, a bipartisan bill establishing rules for stablecoin issuers. Supporters call it a win for U.S. crypto leadership, while critics say it lacks strong consumer and security protections. (NBC News)
Bitcoin Surges Past $105K on Middle East Ceasefire News: Crypto markets rallied after Trump announced a ceasefire agreement between Iran and Israel. Bitcoin jumped 5% to $105K, with ETH, XRP, and SOL also posting strong gains. (Decrypt)
Musk’s X to Launch Trading and Payments—No Crypto (Yet): X will soon support in-app trading and peer-to-peer payments through “X Money,” moving closer to Musk’s vision of an everything app. Despite his longtime Dogecoin support, crypto was notably absent from the announcement. (Decrypt)
Mastercard Joins USDG Group, Expands Stablecoin Support: Mastercard has joined the Global Dollar Network, adding support for USDG, PayPal’s PYUSD, and Fiserv’s FIUSD. It also plans to integrate stablecoins into its cross-border payments network, signaling deeper commitment to regulated digital assets. (Fortune)
South Korea Backs Won-Pegged Stablecoins as National Priority: President Lee’s administration is pushing legislation to legalize Korean won-based stablecoins, aiming to reduce capital outflows and boost local digital finance. Critics warn of limited global demand and risks of state overreach. (The Block)
U.S. Spot Ethereum ETFs Top $4B in Net Inflows: Ethereum ETFs have surpassed $4 billion in cumulative net inflows, despite major outflows from Grayscale’s ETHE. BlackRock and Fidelity now lead the market as ETH ETF interest stays strong heading into the one-year mark. (The Block)
Bitcoin Bar PubKey Expands to Washington, DC: NYC’s iconic Bitcoin bar, PubKey, known for blending crypto culture with real-world community, is opening a second location in DC. The new venue aims to spark bipartisan crypto conversations near the heart of U.S. policy. (Magazine by Cointelegraph)
BitPay in the News
Market Movers
Crypto markets are always on the move. Keep an eye on how popular coins and tokens are trending this month!
Introducing HODL Pay: Spend Crypto, Keep Your Stack
HODL Pay brings one of the most popular features of DeFi into BitPay’s world of merchants and crypto spending tools. It unlocks spending power without having to sell your crypto assets to make the purchase. Through BitPay’s integration with Aave, you can borrow against your crypto holdings and pay for travel, shop, buy a new car, or even make your monthly credit card payments. Best of all, you get access to liquidity, all while holding on to your crypto. And it all runs on the world’s largest liquidity protocol, Aave.
Why Use HODL Pay?
Keep your crypto: Spend without selling your assets.
Pay from any wallet: Integrates with your existing wallet and Aave positions.
Multiple ways to pay: Pay any invoice from BitPay merchants, buy gift cards, and pay bills.
Featured Partner: Buy & Cash Out with MoonPay in App or Online
BitPay users can buy and sell crypto effortlessly thanks to our integration with MoonPay. Whether you're using the BitPay Wallet app or our web platform, MoonPay enables easy, streamlined transactions with your preferred payment methods.
Buy and sell top cryptos like BTC, ETH, and USDC
Use debit/credit cards, PayPal, Apple Pay/Google Pay, or local bank transfers
Support for dozens of countries and fiat currencies across the world
Protect Your Crypto with a Multisig Wallet
Multisignature wallets, also known as joint, shared or multisig, prevent unauthorized access by requiring approvals from multiple trusted people or devices. BitPay’s multisignature wallet feature is 100% free, easy to set up, and self-custodial.
Why use multisig?
Prevent unauthorized access and mitigate risks.
Ideal for joint accounts, businesses, or additional security for personal wallets.
Simple setup directly within the BitPay Wallet app.
Limited-time Offer: 5% Boost on Select Gift Cards
Now, through the end of June, get 5% more when you buy select gift cards with crypto in the BitPay app! Use your favorite coins to score extra value on brands including Kroger, The Home Depot, Lowe’s, and Pottery Barn. Terms and conditions apply.
Offer ends June 30th - don’t miss out! Check the BitPay app each month for more boosted gift cards.
Merchant Shoutouts
Highlighting merchants driving crypto adoption and exciting promotions.
Shop APMEX’s silver and gold popular categories, including pop culture collectibles. Shop now!
OneGold gives you direct ownership of vaulted gold, silver, and platinum at an ultra-low cost. Start your free account today.
Buy a domain name with Namecheap today!
Ready to start accepting crypto with your Shopify business? Get started today with the BitPay app!
Instantly deploy high-performance cloud servers, cloud GPUs, bare metal, and cloud storage worldwide with Vultr. New users receive $100 to test their platform.
Use BrandBucket to name your business.
Shop US stores and have your items reliably shipped back home with Qwintry
BitPay Travel
BitPay Travel is now open to all! In collaboration with Xeni, BitPay Travel allows crypto users to pay for flights, hotels, rental cars, and activities with their cryptocurrency. Book your travel at great prices and pay straight from your cryptocurrency wallet.
Developer Notes
SDK Releases
eCommerce Plugin Releases
Kiosk Demo Dependency Updates
General Notes
Node.js SDK 7.0.0
Now officially available via npm. Please note that upgrading to version 7.0.0 has two breaking changes:
Node.js 18.x and Node.js 21.x support has been dropped, following the Node.js release schedule
Exports have been added for convenience and are now required for use
Additionally, support for Node.js 24.x is added.
Magento 2.4.8 Support
The Magento 2 module version 10.2.0 is now available for the marketplace.
Upcoming Releases
Coming to the next version of the Java SDK (v10.3.0) will be bitcoinj 0.17
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