OpenNode tester Bitcoin-betalinger med Bahrains centralbank

• OpenNode is trialing a scalable bitcoin payments solution with the Central Bank of Bahrain.
• The central bank has a sandbox application where payments can be tested, specifically designed for fintech solutions.
• OpenNode intends to showcase Bitcoin’s ability to strengthen the Bahrain economy and show why Bitcoin is synonymous with good business.

OpenNode, a Bitcoin and Lightning Network infrastructure provider, is testing a bitcoin payment solution for the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB), per a pressemeddelelse.

The CBB’s Regulatory Sandbox will provide the necessary proving grounds to test bitcoin payments in the region, which until now have been non-existent according to the release.

Testpladsen blev oprindeligt lanceret i 2017 for yderligere at forbedre landets fintech-økosystem. I 2021 blev sandkassen udvidet til at fokusere på at skabe en mere mangfoldig digital økonomi.

Det lille ø-land har brugt denne kapacitet til at teste nye innovationer til at afprøve nye fintech-løsninger, som bemærket af den administrerende direktør for Investment Development for Financial Services ved Bahrain Economic Development Board, Dalal Buhejji.

"Vi er stolte over at have arbejdet sammen med centralbanken for at etablere et stærkt økosystem for finansielle tjenester i Kongeriget Bahrain," sagde Buhejji.

During the testing phase, OpenNode intends to show the central bank that Bitcoin has the capacity to expand the Bahrain economy by strengthening businesses in the region.

“This is a watershed moment for the people of Bahrain, the Middle East and the Bitcoin economy as a whole,” said Afnan Rahman, CEO and co-founder of OpenNode.

Derudover udtalte OpenNode, at dette er den første meddelelse af mange, der vil komme fra regionen. I øjeblikket er OpenNodes infrastruktur aktiv i over 160 lande over hele kloden.

“OpenNode’s leading Bitcoin infrastructure solution continues to pave the way for countries, governments and reputable financial institutions to adopt the Bitcoin standard and transact on the lightning network,” Rahman concluded.