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Lightning Labs Raises $10M Series A to Be the ‘Visa’ of Bitcoin
5.2.2020
Lightning Labs has raised $10 million in Series A financing as it gears up to launch its first paid service for merchants accepting bitcoin payments
BitPay CEO: Platform Will Support More Cryptocurrencies and Possibly Lightning Network
4.2.2020
BitPay CEO says platform will add support for more cryptocurrencies, along with possible integration of the Lightning Network
Zap’s New Product Lets Merchants Take Dollars Over Lightning Network
30.1.2020
"Merchants can accept bitcoin and lightning payments with the same infrastructure, except they never touch the asset," explained Zap founder Jack Mallers
Why Lightning Payments Aren’t Clicking for Porn Companies (Just Yet)
28.1.2020
Bitcoin may finally achieve broader traction through the adult entertainment industry in 2020, but the chips aren’t stacked in its favor
What Are Lightning Wallets Doing to Help Onboard New Users?
26.1.2020
Andreas M. Antonopoulos rejoins the crew for a look at advances in Lightning technology making new-user adoption easier at a tangible, but minimal cost
What Are Lightning Wallets Doing to Help Onboard New Users?
26.1.2020
Andreas M. Antonopoulos rejoins the crew for a look at advances in Lightning technology making new-user adoption easier at a tangible, but minimal cost
What Are Lightning Wallets Doing to Help Onboard New Users?
26.1.2020
Andreas M. Antonopoulos rejoins the crew for a look at advances in Lightning technology making new-user adoption easier at a tangible, but minimal cost
More BS on Lightning: Blockstream Pours Liquid on Thick
23.1.2020
Blockstream reps have long been pushing for full implementation of the perpetually-delayed Lightning Network as the main solution for BTC scalability. With the recent announcement of “federated sidechain” Liquid’s integration with Btcpay, however, the tune seems to have changed....
Jack Dorsey’s Square Awarded Patent for Real-Time Crypto-to-Fiat Swaps
22.1.2020
Jack Dorsey’s Square gets patent for fiat-to-crypto exchanges in real-time transactions
Why High-Profile Defections Aren’t Libra’s Biggest Challenge
22.1.2020
Libra has lost another Association member, but according to @nlw that’s likely low on their worries list, plus Square’s LN efforts & TON’s SEC support
Bitcoin’s Lighting ‘Torch’ Reignites, Blazes Through 38 Countries in 3 Days
22.1.2020
It's moving around the world much faster the second time around, already reaching 91 people
Why User Experience Is Crypto’s True ‘Killer App’
21.1.2020
There’s been a lot of buzz in the space recently about the importance of user experience. Kim Dotcom’s proclamation that “Mass utility is going to lead to mass adoption,” speaks to this. Peter Schiff’s bitcoin wallet fiasco, CZ’s claim that centralized exchanges...
Privacy and Scalability of Lightning Network Lower Than Expected: Report
13.1.2020
Bitcoin’s Lightning Network privacy and scalability benefits are lower than expected, researchers claim
Researcher’s Scathing Lightning Network Analysis Finds Flaws
9.1.2020
On January 7, digital preservation researcher David Rosenthal published an overview of BTC’s Lightning Network (LN) which claims LN infrastructure isn’t decentralized and privacy-preservation is a myth. Rosenthal’s analysis found significant flaws with the LN fee system and...
Bitfinex Launches Support to Lightning Network
3.1.2020
Founded in 2012, Bitfinex is a globally acclaimed peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading exchange that caters the requirements of its customers hailing from different parts of the world. The Hong Kong-based crypto trading platform offers an array of unprecedented digital asset trading services through...
[článek] Bitcoin a kryptoměny v roce 2019: sidechainy, Lightning Network i česká stopa
27.12.2019
[9 minut čtení] Zatímco rok 2018 byl zkouškou nervů pro investory, která ukázala nejen zdraví projektů, ale i upřímnosti jejich tvůrců, rok 2019 byl především velkou sklizní toho, co se rok před tím zaselo. I pokud budeme chtít zůstat jen u samotného Bitcoinu, událo se toho za poslední rok jen...
Hanukkah Reflections on My Year of Toying With Bitcoin
22.12.2019
‘Tis the season for introspection. And this year, my thoughts are on bitcoin
‘Multi-Part’ Payments Could Bring Bigger Bitcoin Sums to Lightning Network
21.12.2019
With its latest "major release," bitcoin tech startup Blockstream said its c-lightning software team is the first to release a working version of "multi-part payments."
Blockstream’s ‘Watchtowers’ Will Bring a New Justice System to the Lightning Network
20.12.2019
Watchtowers, a semi-trusted payment channel sheriff, is designed to keep the peace among lightning nodes
Crypto Experts Give Their Top Predictions for 2020
19.12.2019
In an industry built around digital scarcity, opinions are in plentiful supply. Everyone’s got one, and they’d love to share it with the rest of the cryptosphere. As the decade draws to a close and another prepares to launch, it’s the perfect time to consider what 2020 has...