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New SLP Token Allows You to Transact in BTC But With BCH Fees
14.6.2019
There’s a new Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) based token called BTC2 that’s backed 1:1 with BTC. People can obtain the BTC2 token using cryptocurrency swapping application Sideshift.ai. With BTC2, you can essentially transact BTC, but with the same network fee (less than a penny)...
Startups Debut First Protocol for Issuing Tokens via Bitcoin’s Lightning Network
14.6.2019
The first protocol for issuing tokens via bitcoin’s lightning network is aimed to rival ethereum's ERC-20. But that's a tall order
Bitcoin Startup Bitrefill Raises $2 Million Seed Round for Worldwide Expansion
13.6.2019
The lightning-centric bitcoin startup plans to use this funding to expand services to almost every country in the world by 2020
Could Bitcoin’s Lightning Power Mobile Communications? This Startup Thinks So
13.6.2019
New research from mobile mesh networking company goTenna explores how bitcoin's lightning network can help decentralize mobile communications
Fraud-Fighting ‘Watchtowers’ Are Coming With the Next Big Lightning Release
11.6.2019
So-called lightning network “watchtowers” — a much-anticipated next step for securing the network — are coming soon. Watchtowers have long been considered a missing piece of bitcoin’s lightning layer, as they’re crucial for squashing fraud on the experimental, off-chain...
Samourai, Nodl to Launch Bitcoin Lightning Node With Mixing Features
10.6.2019
A new hardware partnership is helping the team behind Samourai Wallet extend their obsession with privacy to the world of bitcoin nodes
P2P Bitcoin Exchange HodlHodl Launches Lightning Network Support
5.6.2019
Lightning Network support has been launched by non-custodial peer-to-peer exchange HodlHodl
Lightning Network Pioneer Releases New Code for Bitcoin Scaling Concept
5.6.2019
Co-author of the lightning network white paper Tadge Dryja has released new code for a proposed scaling solution he's been working on for a year
Research: China Leads World in Tether Trading Volumes in 2019
4.6.2019
Recent analysis states that China is leading the world in the volume of on-chain tether transactions
Bitfinex Plans to Launch Lightning Network Support for Stablecoin Tether: Report
3.6.2019
Lightning Network support for the tether stablecoin is reportedly set to be launched by major cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex
Can Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Power Payments in a Japanese Bar?
2.6.2019
A bar in Japan is teaming up with a locally-based lightning startup to let customers pay using the experimental payments network
Lightning App for Sending Bitcoin Tips on Twitter Is Now Easier to Use
24.5.2019
An app that lets you send lightning tips via Twitter just got a 1.0 software release with a set of new features
RIF Labs Launches 3rd-Layer Scalability Solution Capable of Processing Up to 5K TPS
15.5.2019
RIF Labs — the organization behind behind off-chain bitcoin infrastructure layer RIF OS — has launched a third-layer scalability solution for its technology
The 5th Bitcoin Lightning Network Hackday to be held in Munich on June 1st/2nd 2019
14.5.2019
Hodl onto your Lederhosen, the #LightningHackday is coming! On the first two days of June, engineers and start-ups united around the Lightning Network will gather in Munich, Germany, to exchange ideas and improve their projects. The fifth #LightningHackday held in the Unconference format promises...
Proposal’s Merger Paves Way for New Bitcoin Lightning Features
14.5.2019
A new routing proposal is expected to be merged today into the official “specifications” of lightning, the technology many advocates trumpet as the fix to bitcoin’s long-standing payment problems. Christian Decker, one of the most prolific lightning developers who engineers...
Tor Makes Launching Bitcoin Lightning Nodes Easier for Users, Casa Finds
13.5.2019
Casa CTO Jameson Lopp explained how Tor leapfrogs some of the thorny networking hurdles that come with setting up a node
The Implications of Fusing 5G and Blockchain
31.3.2019
The debut of 5G networks will be a boost for blockchain and IoT
The Tipping Point: Kroger, Starbucks May Ignite Retail Crypto
11.3.2019
Adoption by Starbucks and Kroger may prove to be a tipping for crypto payments
[článek] Rychlé a levné platby Bitcoinem? Lightning Network má vyřešit velký problém kryptoměn
18.2.2019
[6 minut čtení] Lightning Network je jedna z nejslibnějších technologií škálování bitcoinového blockchainu. Má zvládat až 50 000 transakcí za vteřinu, tedy přibližný dvojnásobek toho, s čím si dnes poradí VISA. Lightning Network (LN) má umožnit rychlé a levné platby kryptoměnami a vyřešit několik...
Tipping the Scales: Could Unit-e Finally Break Blockchain’s Scalability Impasse?
24.1.2019
“A lack of scalability is holding back cryptocurrency adoption. The Unit-e developers are turning this research into real scalable performance” — DTR’s new scalability project ventures into uncharted territory