Polymarket turns on Lightning and the X402 vs. L402 race for the internet of money.

Plus a focus on two cool new Bitcoin projects:
@Clams and @routstr

Spoiler: Here's the #BitcoinCommerce meme of the week 😁

https://velascommerce.substack.com/p/polymarket-turns-on-bitcoin-lightning

What are your thoughts on this?

Fund it, don't touch it.

That's the model $15M in consortium pledges and Strive's Brink support.

Building open-source Bitcoin? Resources to keep going:
https://github.com/Velas-Commerce/bitcoin-dev-grants

Are we missing a funding source?
Send it.

#Bitcoin. #FOSS.

Whether Wall Street is chasing #AI, #crypto, or the next big trend, businesses still need faster payments, lower fees, and better customer experiences.

That's where we come in.

DM us with your ideas; let us help you bring them to life. 🧡

#Bitcoin #Lightning #Fintech

[ https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/27/crypto-stocks-rally-thanks-to-rotation-from-ai-infrastructure-bitcoin-miners-lag.html ]

14% of X's users are US-based. X Money only works for them — one of the costs of building "everything apps" the closed way.

Also in this week's #BitcoinCommerce roundup: what AI referrals mean for e-commerce, plus our new feature spotlight on @Zaprana and BitPrintSolutions 👇

https://velascommerce.substack.com/p/x-wants-to-be-wechat-money-is-where

X Money just launched in 40 of 50 US states. Impressive... except only 14% of X's users are even in the US.

Bitcoin and Lightning don't stop at a border, or a currency.

More on this in the next #BitcoinCommerce newsletter — subscribe so you don't miss it!

👉 https://velascommerce.substack.com/subscribe

Ran another test of our Build with Bitcoin Claude skill.

Prompt: "I want to add Bitcoin payments to my website."

Walked through self-custody, landed on @BTCPay Server and made a briefing.

Turning into a solid tool for founders⚡ #BitcoinCommerce

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We’re less interested in #AI as a novelty
and more interested in it as infrastructure.
If it helps businesses sell, support, automate, and get paid more efficiently, that’s worth paying attention to.

Especially when paired with open payment rails like #Bitcoin and #Lightning.

What do you think?

$BTC #FinTech

AI-referred shoppers convert 54% better and spend 53% more per visit.

Ask an AI where to buy flights with Bitcoin — you get a ranked list of merchants.

That list is the new page one for #BitcoinCommerce

AI-referred shoppers spend more, stay longer, and convert better than traditional web traffic.

Are we watching the birth of the next major discovery engine?

https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/ai-referred-us-shoppers-browse-longer-spend-more-per-visit-data-shows-2026-06-15/

#AI #FintechNews