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Lightning Network Sees Sharp 14% Decline in Capacity After Hitting Peak
4.9.2023
Data reveals that the Lightning Network’s capacity, or the total value of open channels, has dwindled by over 14% since July 9, 2023. Following a peak of 5,468 BTC, an estimated 786 BTC valued at $20.32 million has been withdrawn from the secondary network. From Peak to Plunge: Lightning...
SEC freezes assets of DEBT Box, alleging $50M node license 'sham'
4.8.2023
Blockchain mining software firm DEBT Box has been accused of lying to investors about its involvement in crypto mining and its "node licenses."
Binance completes integration of Bitcoin Lightning Network
17.7.2023
The news comes less than a month after Binance announced their plans to integrate Bit Lightning Network
Bitcoin Lightning company River raises $35M amid ‘new wave of institutional adoption’
16.5.2023
“We’re seeing another wave of Bitcoin interest, largely driven by business and institutional adoption,” says Alex Leishman, River CEO. “It’s not fueled by hype.”
The role of central limit order book DEXs in decentralized finance
16.5.2023
A look at the role of central limit order book DEXs in DeFi
Polymesh Wins Binance as Node Operator on Its Layer-1 Blockchain
20.4.2023
The exchange will let POLYX holders stake that token on Binance by the end of this week
Arizona governor vetoes bill targeting taxes on blockchain node hosts
14.4.2023
The bill aimed to have only state authorities impose regulations and taxes on individuals and businesses running blockchain nodes, as opposed to those at the city and county level
The state of the Bitcoin Lightning Network in 2023
10.4.2023
To what extent does the surge in the use of custodial wallets and difficulties in running a Lightning node undermine the Lightning Network?
Ethereum Archive Node service shuts down saying it ‘succeeded’
4.4.2023
ArchiveNode.io has closed its doors following three years of providing archived Ethereum blockchain node data
Ethereum ERC-4337 ‘bundlers’ — How hard is joining the network?
4.4.2023
Ethereum’s new account abstraction features make crypto more user-friendly, but how hard is it to join the new network?
ZeroSync and Blockstream to Broadcast Bitcoin Zero-Knowledge Proofs From Space
1.4.2023
The two partners say using zero-knowledge proofs will allow Bitcoin nodes to sync quickly from anywhere on earth, “even without Internet.”
Newly Formed ZeroSync Association Brings Zero-Knowledge Proofs to Bitcoin
28.3.2023
The association has received sponsorship from crypto investment firm Geometry Research and StarkWare Industries – the software company behind StarkNet, a layer 2 Ethereum zero-knowledge rollup scaling solution
Bitcoin’s Blockchain Growth Accelerates With Trend of Ordinal Inscriptions
28.2.2023
The Bitcoin blockchain has 40.49 gigabytes (GB) to go until it reaches half a terabyte (TB), and with the recent trend of Ordinal inscriptions, it’s likely to get there faster. The average block size reached a high of 2.52 megabytes (MB) on Feb. 12, 2023, but block sizes have subsided...
Bitcoin node connection shuts down: BlueWallet users urged to withdraw funds
24.2.2023
BlueWallet seeks to promote self-custody solutions and greater levels of decentralization with its decision to sever the connection to lndhub.io
'Decentralized Infura' may help prevent Ethereum app crashes: Interview
6.2.2023
The initial “Dfura” marketplace, which is currently in development, is expected to include up to 10 Web3 data providers
Secret Network validator shuts down nodes after leadership turmoil
30.1.2023
An internal conflict at the privacy-focused Secret Network has resulted in at least one validator throwing in the towel
Cardano recovers from an outage on 50% relay and block-producing nodes
23.1.2023
An anomaly apparently caused around half of Cardano’s nodes to disconnect and restart over the weekend, with the root cause still under investigation
Nigerian innovator launches first active Bitcoin Lightning node in the country
11.1.2023
A new Bitcoin lightning node in Nigeria could inspire individuals to take “control of their financial future” and break free from ‘rotten' financial systems node runner Megasley told Cointelegraph
Bitcoin nodes data: Frankfurt houses the largest city-wide network
11.1.2023
Distributed across 5773 cities worldwide, over 60% and 14% of the Bitcoin nodes run on IPv4 and IPv6 protocols, respectively, while more than 25% run anonymously on .onion
Bitcoin Core’s Version 24.0 Full-RBF Proposal Sparks Controversy, Synonym CEO Calls ‘Pet Agenda’ an ‘Attack’
4.11.2022
During the last few weeks, a number of individuals have been discussing the upcoming release of Bitcoin Core version 24.0 and how the codebase will include full-replace-by-fee (RBF) logic. The discussion has become controversial as a few Lightning Network and zero confirmation advocates have...