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ZBD has secured $40 million in Series C financing from Blockstream Capital Partners, capital that will be used to scale its position as a fully licensed, vertically integrated payments provider tailored to the global gaming industry. Leveraging the Bitcoin Lightning Network, ZBD already processes more than 120 million transactions annually and has doubled the number of games integrated with its software over the past year, enabling developers to deliver fiat, bitcoin, and gift card rewards at scale. The company positions itself not just as a rewards layer but as a complete payments stack for games and digital content, claiming a rare combination of native Bitcoin infrastructure and an expansive regulatory footprint. In 2025, ZBD obtained both MiCAR and EMI licenses in the Netherlands, enabling regulated fiat and crypto payment services across the European Economic Area, in addition to U.S. Money Transmitter Licenses, which together support card issuance, bank transfers, virtual IBANs, and FX services.
ZBD’s strategy is to shift gaming payments from a narrow focus on player spend (pay-ins) toward a two-way model in which instant real-money payouts are embedded directly into gameplay to increase player lifetime value and deepen engagement. Management plans to use the Series C funding to capitalize on its existing product-market fit in mobile payouts while building a broader, compliance-ready payments stack for console, PC, and mobile publishers, effectively turning payments from a cost center into a strategic capability. The company expects this infrastructure to support real-money transactions across the wider creator economy, including user-generated content platforms and live-stream tipping, and will expand licensing and commercial operations across North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific through 2026. According to ZBD’s leadership, ongoing investments will focus on new developer tools, platform enhancements, and additional game integrations to drive further adoption among publishers seeking secure, instant, and programmable money movement natively embedded in virtual worlds.