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🚀 New Case Study During Riga Bitcoin Week, #Bitcoin shined as the payment method of choice, with €27,582 in revenue from 2,998 Lightning Network transactions at both @hodlhodl The Baltic Honeybadger & Nostriga conferences! ⚡🇱🇻 https://m.primal.net/LBrK.png This case study explores the collaborative efforts of the conference organizers @hodlhodl Nostriga, BTCPay Server, together with @blinkbtc, Bitcoinize, MyPlebTag and @boltcard. 📗Full case study: https://blog.btcpayserver.org/case-study-bhb24-nostriga/ https://m.primal.net/LBrU.png Merchants and customers loved the experience, and 100% of merchants are ready to accept Bitcoin again next year, with 75% open to using it beyond the event! Download a nicely looking PDF 🔗 https://btcpayserver.org/case-studies/bhb24-nostriga.pdf https://m.primal.net/LBrV.png https://m.primal.net/LBrW.png The star of the show? BoltCards. Attendees used these NFC-enabled cards for tap-to-pay transactions, making Bitcoin feel just like using a credit card. These cards processed a whopping 86.8% of payments at Nostriga! 💳 https://m.primal.net/LBrY.png The experience also underscored that Bitcoin adoption goes beyond technology - it’s about building relationships, abstracting technological complexities through familiar UX, and supporting merchants through the process. https://m.primal.net/LBrn.png https://m.primal.net/LBrp.png https://m.primal.net/LBrr.png Big thanks goes to our supporters who are ensuring our FOSS work is sustainable and are helping us make this tech available to everyone! 💚 @Spiral @OpenSats BaillieGifford Tether_to @HRF LunaNode @Wallet of Satoshi @Coincards @d9d6ac1a Unbank https://m.primal.net/LBrs.png