Hello folks, we are back for 2025âs first release of Feel the Breez. Itâs been a great start to the year â and one thatâs shaping up to be formative for bitcoin payments. In this edition, we discuss:
How Breez Has Been Building Momentum
Why 2025 is the Year of Bitcoin Payments
How You Can Party on Lightning
Whoâs Talking Plan âż, PubKey, and Consensus HK
Full Steam Ahead with Breez đ¨
Technology doesnât sit still and money isnât called currency for nothing â it has to flow. Likewise, at Breez, weâve been making moves. In 2024, we steadily built momentum bringing bitcoin payments to even more apps and people.
Over the past 12 months, we worked with some of the biggest names in bitcoin and beyond â helping them bring bitcoin payments to their users with the Breez SDK.
Relai, Cake Wallet, Klever, Yopaki, Elysium Lab⌠and the list keeps growing. Bitcoin payments are now flowing â real people using real peer-to-peer money, every day. With the Breez SDK - Nodeless, developers can add bitcoin payments in just a few lines of code â no liquidity headaches, no setup fees, just the simplest Lightning UX out there.
Thanks to all the momentum we have built, we just raised $5 million â backed by EntrĂŠe Capital, ego death capital, Plan âż Fund, and Timechain.
And the best part? Weâre just getting started â contact us to add bitcoin payments to your app.
2025: The Year of Bitcoin Payments đ
Breez teamed up with 1A1z to release a new industry report on bitcoin payments, Bitcoin Payments: From Digital Gold to Everyday Currency, detailing how bitcoin has evolved from âjustâ digital gold into a working, everyday currency.
The report reveals how over 650 million people can now access bitcoin payments via the Lightning Network, as well as showcasing the thriving bitcoin payments ecosystem that has subsequently developed over the last six years (there are too many companies to mention in one graphic).
The report also features case studies from global businesses like Mercari, Pick n Pay, and Proton, that have all adopted bitcoin payments, showing the business impact on both individuals and companies.
You can check out the full report here: https://breez.technology/report
Party on Lightning âĄď¸
Buying a coffee with bitcoin is overrated, so how about buying a drink at a bar? Well, thatâs where we spotted Yopaki this month. The Mexican bitcoin neobankâs app was seen helping party-goers at the Plan âż conference (El Salvador) buy their drinks. Cheers!
Talking Plan âż, PubKey, and Consensus HK đď¸
We say it every month but honestly, we really like talking about Bitcoin and Lightning â and January was no exception.
At Plan âż Forum - El Salvador, Roy took to the stage to discuss six years of Lightning on a panel moderated by Stephan Livera.
The day before in NYC, Umi and Danny from Breez were joined by 1A1zâs Dan OâPrey to host an event at everyoneâs favorite bitcoin bar, PubKey, where the trio discussed the details of the new bitcoin payment report Breez and 1A1z released. The trio also joined PubKeyâs Daniel and Mike on PubKey Spaces.
Finally, next week Breez will be at Consensus â so make sure to come and say hi. In Hong Kong, weâll also be co-hosting Lightning Connect â a Bitcoin and Lightning event with notable speakers from Blockstream, OKX, and Mercari.
You wonât want to miss it, head over to our event page for more details.
And just like that, another edition of Feel the Breez has come to a close.
Weâll be back next month with more updates on all things Bitcoin, Breez, and Lightning.
But for now, remember: the best time to get into Lightning is now â it always has been.
See yâall next time âď¸