Lightning Network Archive
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The Lightning Network, as Bitcoin’s second layer for instant payments and greater transaction privacy, requires a matching degree of security robustness. However, due to the differences …
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Bitcoin Lightning Network nodes have claimed 2.2 BTC in “justice transactions” to deter potential thieves since Dec. 2017, according to BitMEX Research
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Remember the ubiquitous public pay phones? Not so long ago, you could find them at every street corner and they allowed anybody to either make inexpensive …
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Bitcoin-to-gift card service Fold is now Lightning compatible. The company announced the news today on Twitter and Medium, keeping with the trend of fellow bitcoin-to-gift card …
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U.S.-based payments startup Fold has made Lightning Network payments possible at Amazon, Starbucks, Uber and other big name retailers
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Though Bitcoin’s second layer is mostly appreciated for its speed and scalability, it also helps enable some interesting smart contract functions. In this regard, the intricate …
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Bitcoin was largely shunned by the traditional financial world in its early years, as it was mostly viewed as a joke or as fake online money …
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It has been just over a year since Lightning was launched on mainnet and it has been gaining momentum ever since. In June, at Breaking Bitcoin …
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Bitstamp cryptocurrency exchange set up its own Lightning Network node in a move to boost the network’s capabilities
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Lightning Network support coming to Electrum, founder reveals
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Gab has made a bid to seal $10 million in a Series A crowdfunding round that will enable it to decentralize its infrastructure and integrate bitcoin …
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Bitrefill has made it possible for Coinbase users to access its suite of Bitcoin Lightning services directly from within their exchange accounts
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Lightning has come to Coinbase, courtesy of Bitrefill. Revealed exclusively to Bitcoin Magazine, the new service, known as Recharge, is the latest addition to Bitrefill’s Thor …
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Security is of the utmost importance when it comes to money, but how does one define security in Bitcoin? Traditionally, securing one’s savings has meant handing …
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2019 has been an electric year for the Lightning Network, and San Francisco–based Lightning Labs has delivered another striking development. The development company has already launched …
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Noncustodial crypto wallet Breez has launched a beta version of its Lightning payments app for the iPhone, which runs on a Neutrino-based client. The iOS version …
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Block space is limited: The Bitcoin blockchain can only process some 10 transactions per second, at most. To resolve this, Bitcoin’s technical community is developing second-layer …
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Hodl Hodl, a decentralized peer-to-peer crypto exchange, is allowing users to buy, sell and receive bitcoin directly from their Lightning wallets. Hodl Hodl announced the functionality …
