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Google Cloud furthers Bitcoin Lightning ambitions with Voltage partnership
7.7.2023
Lightning strikes Google Cloud as Apple closes the door on Bitcoin tipping — why a recent collaboration could bolster Bitcoin Lightning Network activity
Lightning Labs Unveils Bitcoin Tools for AI
6.7.2023
“We are in the realm of enabling use cases that weren't previously possible,” Lightning Labs CEO Elizabeth Stark told CoinDesk
Honk if you love Bitcoin! Lightning takes the wheel of a European rally car adventure
23.6.2023
With a comically loud horn, a candy machine and a jukebox filled with Mozart, metal and more, it's the "Bitcoin Ambassadors" rally car adventure
Binance Sets Up Bitcoin Lightning Nodes to Ease Deposits and Withdrawals
20.6.2023
A host of crypto exchanges have set up their own Lightning nodes in recent months to offer faster bitcoin transactions to users
Binance Working on Bitcoin Lightning Network Integration for Deposits and Withdrawals
20.6.2023
Binance is working to enable the Bitcoin Lightning Network, which is designed to make bitcoin (BTC) transactions faster and cheaper.
"Binance is working to integrate the Bitcoin Lightning Network for deposits and withdrawals," the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange said in a Tuesday tweet. ...
Bitcoin-Based Strike Debuts Lightning Network Cross-Border Payments in Mexico – Crypto Adoption on the Rise
15.6.2023
Bitcoin payments firm Strike has extended the reach of its cross-border payments service to Mexico, as the company aims to leverage the country’s expansive remittances market.
As of June 14, 2023, the company has introduced its 'Send Globally' service to the third largest country in Latin America....
Lightning Data Analytics Firm Amboss Launches New ‘Liner’ Index for Bitcoin Yield
6.6.2023
The company says the new index dubbed Lightning Network Rate (Liner) could be like Bitcoin’s version of the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor), a global reference rate for loans. Liner complements Magma, the Lightning liquidity marketplace launched by Amboss last year
Solving Lightning’s ‘Inbound Liquidity’ Problem Is Focus of New Layer 2 Bitcoin Protocol, Ark
2.6.2023
The new protocol’s 24-year-old creator says Lightning’s inbound liquidity requirement - requiring users to commit funds to the protocol even when they're just receiving payments – “doesn’t make any sense.”
Lightning Labs launches rebranded 'Taro' amid Bitcoin's BRC-20 bottleneck
17.5.2023
Lightning Labs have unveiled a new solution to the clunky process for minting new assets on the Bitcoin network
Lightning Labs Releases 'Better' Version of Token Minting on Bitcoin After BRC-20s Clog System
16.5.2023
The project formerly known as "Taro" has been rebranded "Taproot Assets" after Lightning Labs was hit with a trademark infringement lawsuit. The new offering comes with a "core set of features to bitcoinize the dollar," according to the firm
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.”
Blockstream Developer Neigut Expects ‘Cambrian Explosion’ of Bitcoin Layer 2 Protocols
3.5.2023
Bitcoin already has one of the most diverse layer 2 ecosystems of any network, according to Bitcoin developer Lisa Neigut
Lightning Labs Unveils Upgrade to Boost Bitcoin Accessibility for Billions of People – Here's How it Works
30.4.2023
Bitcoin infrastructure firm Lightning Labs has released an update to Litd, its node management tool, in order to make it easier for people to use the Lightning Network.
The new update adds automated fee management, custodial accounts, finer-grained LNC permissions, and the Pool Order Board...
El Salvador Begins Bitcoin & Lightning Dev Courses – Who Are the ‘Rock Star’ Teachers?
25.4.2023
El Salvador’s government has announced that it has begun training Bitcoin (BTC) and Lightning Network developers as state-backed courses get underway.
In a tweet, the National Bitcoin Office (ONBTC), a government body that answers to El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, explained that 54 students...
Bitcoin Lightning Network is 1,000x cheaper than Visa and MasterCard: Data
21.4.2023
Glassnode data demonstrates that the Lightning Network outcompetes traditional payment networks in terms of commission costs
MicroStrategy’s Saylor fuses work email address with Bitcoin Lightning
18.4.2023
Fans of the Bitcoin bull have been transferring him 21 Satoshis as a way to test out the feature
MicroStrategy’s Saylor Integrates Bitcoin Lightning Address Into Corporate Email
18.4.2023
The Lightning Address protocol allows users to send bitcoin over the Lightning Network to a wallet identifier resembling a conventional email address
Jack Mallers' Strike Service, Send Globally, Tackles Bitcoin-Fiat Remittances
17.4.2023
The new Lightning-based service lets users in the U.S. send even small cash payments to parts of Southeast Asia and Africa quickly and cheaply. Eventually, the service will be available throughout the world, giving foreign workers everywhere a new way to send their pay back home. That’s why Send...
Zebedee Partnership With Bitnob Sees African Gamers Rewarded With BTC
15.4.2023
African users of the bitcoin gaming and payments app Zebedee will now be rewarded in the form of satoshis when they play games or when they listen to podcasts. In addition to being able to convert their rewards into local currencies, African users of the Zebedee app can use it to make cross-border...
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?