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PubKey Halts Bitcoin Payments Until Further Notice

PubKey Halts Bitcoin Payments Until Further Notice

The announcement

PubKey posted a short notice saying it is pausing Bitcoin payments effective immediately. The statement is bare-bones. It doesn't explain what prompted the halt, whether it's technical or regulatory, or when things might get back to normal.

That's all users got. No details, no roadmap, just a stop sign.

Anyone who depends on PubKey for Bitcoin payments is now in a holding pattern. For businesses, that could mean delayed settlements, unpaid invoices, or a scramble to find a backup processor. For individuals, it means waiting to move funds with no idea when the wait ends.

The indefinite nature makes it worse. A defined outage, even a long one, is something you can plan around. "Until further notice" is