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Lightning Sucks, But It Could Help Build a Bitcoin Economy
27.9.2019
At least a dozen startups are now betting on the profitability of bitcoin birthing a "Lightning Economy." Is it too soon?
Fold Unveils New Application with Sats-Back Program on Fiat Purchases
27.9.2019
Fold application, a mobile application for shopping which lets users shop at their favorite retailers via the Lightning Network has announced the launch of its new application on September 25, 2019, via a Medium blog post. The blog post, penned by the company’s CEO Will Reeves, reveals that the...
10,000 Nodes Are Running BTC Lightning Network in New All-Time High
26.9.2019
The number of Bitcoin Lightning Network nodes passes 10,000
Fold App Raises $2.5M to Bring Bitcoin Lightning Payments to Starbucks
25.9.2019
Fold app raises $2.5 million from investors, adds support for fiat currency payments
Bitcoin Shopping App Fold Raises $2.5 Million to Bring Lightning to Retailers
25.9.2019
Competition among bitcoin retail apps is heating up, with the newly funded Fold App doubling down on lightning network experiments
The Specs Behind Bitcoin’s Lightning Pass Their First ‘Formal’ Security Test
22.9.2019
A pair of researchers have released the results of a formal verification of the lightning network, saying it's "as secure as bitcoin."
Zap Dev: Use Lightning Network to Buy Bitcoin — Avoid Coinbase, BitPay
20.9.2019
Bitcoin wallet unveils instant buying feature linking bank accounts in a direct snub to BitPay
Lightning Wallet Zap Launches in-App OTC Desk for Bitcoin Buyers
19.9.2019
With new features from Zap, people can now buy bitcoin using the Lightning Network and reduce their reliance on centralized crypto exchanges
Tiny Block Advocates Speak Up After Veriblock ‘Abuses’ Bitcoin’s Block Size
19.9.2019
The BTC community recently celebrated the fact that Segregated Witness (Segwit) transactions accounted for 50% of transactions and bech32 transactions doubled as well. However, the celebration quickly came to an end when a few Bitcoin Core developers found out where the transactions derived from...
Lightning Network Developers Warn of Bug That Could Cause Loss of Bitcoin
10.9.2019
Developers disclosed a security hole in various versions of bitcoin's Lightning Network software that could cause users to lose money
Lightning Labs CTO Confirms LN Vulnerabilities ‘Exploited in the Wild’
10.9.2019
The CTO of Lightning Labs confirms cases of the vulnerability on Lightning Network first reported on Aug. 30 having been exploited
You Can Now Buy Lightning-Powered Bitcoin With a Credit Card
10.9.2019
Payments startup Breez has unveiled a new feature allowing lightning-based bitcoin purchases directly from its mobile app
‘Avoid Biased Calculations’ Says Crypto Researcher After Cherry-Picked Chart Debate
8.9.2019
On Friday, crypto analytics site Messari and data analyst Zack Voell shared a controversial chart called “Bitcoin Cash versus Lightning,” which claims to display a comparison of activity for both networks. Voell contended that the Lightning Network was growing at a faster rate than...
Casa Adds iOS and Android Support for Sats Mobile Wallet
7.9.2019
Bitcoin-focused technology firm Casa announced that its mobile Bitcoin wallet app is now available for both iOS and Android devices
Lightning Network Proving Less Electric for Bitcoin Than Promised
1.9.2019
It’s two steps forward, one step back for Bitcoin’s scaling race, as frontrunner — the Lightning Network — experiences capacity issues
Australian Coder Warns Users of Lightning Network’s Vulnerabilities
31.8.2019
Bitcoin’s Lightning Network coder discovered “security issues which could cause loss of funds”
Andreas Antonopoulos Announces New 'Mastering Lightning Network' Book
29.8.2019
Andreas Antonopoulos announced his new “Mastering Lightning Network” book, co-authored by Olaoluwa Osuntokun and René Pickhardt
They Biked, Ran and Swam Over 200 Miles Across Europe – All for Bitcoin
28.8.2019
A group of bitcoin enthusiasts just ran, biked and swam across Europe, all to promote the cryptocurrency they believe is leaving a powerful, positive mark on the world. The first “Satoshi Freeathlon” officially finished this weekend, in which a group of seven bitcoin enthusiasts flexing...
Bitcoin Lightning Network Implementation C-Lightning Gets an Upgrade
21.8.2019
Blockstream updated c-lightning, its Lightning Network implementation, to version 0.7.2
The Entire Bitcoin Dynamic is Changed by the Lightning Network, Says Samson Mow
18.8.2019
Samson Mow, BTCC Exchange’s Founder and Magical Crypto Friends and Blockstream’s present CSO, recently shared his views on Bitcoin’s status and Lightning Network’s advantages in an extensive conversation with SFOX. Blockstream has intended to extend its support to the network of Bitcoin through...