[2025-10-16] The latest IT, economic, blockchain and coin news

A Washington, D.C. coffee shop became the first merchant in the world to accept Bitcoin through Square's point-of-sale terminal this week, a new chapter for seamless crypto payments at everyday retailers. Compass Coffee, a popular 27-location chain in the nation's capital, demonstrated the new technology during DC Fintech Week, allowing customers to purchase coffee using Bitcoin over the Lightning Network through a standard Square register, the same white touchscreen device used by millions of s...