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Bitcoin’s Next Act Is Invisible Payment Infrastructure

National Trade News capital-markets note (2026-10-09): David Marcus, the Lightspark co-founder and chief executive, said Bitcoin’s next wave of growth will come from acting as invisible settlement… Primary source: original at ETF Trends (etftrends.com).

· ETF Trends

David Marcus, the Lightspark co-founder and chief executive, said Bitcoin’s next wave of growth will come from acting as invisible settlement infrastructure for banks and payment networks. That matters more than consumers spending Bitcoin directly at checkout. Key Takeaways: SoFi and JPMorgan are already building financial products directly on top of Bitcoin. Lightspark’s Spark network [...]

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