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Play-to-Earn Bitcoin Games: How Lightning Network Enables Gamers to Earn Sats
16.4.2022
The gaming universe has evolved over the years, now enabling professional gamers across the globe to earn an income at esports tournaments. But it’s not just esports athletes that are making money gaming.
A new generation of play-to-earn (P2E) games enables anyone with an internet connection...
Robinhood Releases Crypto Wallet to 2M Users, Plans Integration With Bitcoin Lightning Network
7.4.2022
In a pair of announcements from the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami, the trading app looked to flex its crypto chops. But check the fine print
Sky Mavis Raises USD 150M, HSBC & Metaverse, BitPay Adds Bitcoin Lightning Network + More News
6.4.2022
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Kraken users report Bitcoin Lightning Network availability
30.3.2022
Kraken was previously aiming to implement the BItcoin Lightning Network in 2021 after officially announcing the plan in late 2020
Japanese Gaming Giant Enters Metaverse, BitBank Adds Lightning Amid Crypto Tax Reform Call
18.2.2022
As the Japanese crypto scene is sending more signs of adoption and investments, a blockchain business leader is calling for a crypto tax laws reform.
Here's what recently happened in the Land of Rising Crypto Sun.
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Bitcoin Lightning Network growth capacity plateaus at 3,400 BTC
9.2.2022
The capacity of the Bitcoin Lightning Network has short-circuited over the last three months to circa 3,400 BTC capacity, after surging throughout 2021, according to Arcane Research
Bitcoin Lightning Network goes live on Cash App
8.2.2022
Cash App mentions that the Lightning Network feature is not available to users located in New York
Strike wallet is 5th most popular finance app in Argentina, but where’s the BTC?
19.1.2022
“The best monetary network in human history is here, it's open, and will disrupt the world quicker than anyone thinks. Open networks win,” said Strike CEO Jack Mallers
Cash App integrates Bitcoin Lightning Network for faster BTC transfers
12.1.2022
The Layer 2 protocol addresses the historic limitations of the BTC blockchain to improve speeds while reducing the costs associated with the transactions
Argentina-Based Mobile Wallet App Belo Adds Lightning Network Support via Opennode
11.1.2022
On Monday, January 10, the Argentina-based mobile wallet company Belo announced that the platform has added support for the Lightning Network by partnering with the bitcoin payment processor and infrastructure provider Opennode. The mobile application allows users to trade and transact in pesos...
Cash App Integrates Bitcoin Lightning Payments, LN Payments Company Gets UK Regulator's Approval
11.1.2022
Ex-CEO of Twitter Jack Dorsey's mobile payment service Cash App has integrated Bitcoin (BTC) Lightning Network, a layer 2 scaling solution on top of the Bitcoin network designed to tackle the flagship cryptocurrency’s scalability issues....
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7 Popular Bitcoin Lightning Network Wallets for 2022
31.12.2021
The Bitcoin (BTC) Lightning Network is growing fast, and for those who still haven’t tried it out, 2022 could be the year to take action and download a mobile Lightning Network wallet. But what's already in the market? We sat down and looked at seven of the most popular Lightning Network wallets...
Jack Dorsey's Spiral Unveils Bitcoin Lightning Development Kit
7.12.2021
Payments company Spiral, previously called Square Crypto, has unveiled the Lightning Development Kit (LDK), a tool that allows developers to integrate instant bitcoin (BTC) payments into their applications.
The crypto arm of Block (previously Square) published a video on Monday, introducing...
A Non-Custodial Bitcoin Interest Rate Account? Lightning Network May be the Answer
25.11.2021
A long-held view in both crypto markets and traditional financial markets is that in order to earn an interest on one’s assets, custody of those assets must be given up to a third-party. But with bitcoin (BTC)’s Lightning Network (LN), a new model for earning a non-custodial “Lightning Network...
NYDIG acquires Bitcoin micropayments firm Bottlepay
1.11.2021
Former Goldman Sachs partner NYDIG partook in Bottlepay’s seed funding round in March 2021
Bitcoin Lightning Network Is Growing Faster Than You Think
6.10.2021
n that will see hundreds of trillions of Lightning transactions each year by 2030, they estimate.The report
Bitcoin Testing, Twitter Bitcoining, Kids Winning and 20 Crypto Jokes
4.9.2021
tter-beta-testing-bitcoin-lightning-network-tipping-more-11631.htm">a Bitcoin Lightning Network tipping service. Coinbase vowed to win back the “trust” of the customers it spooked with a blunder that saw it send “roughly 125,000” people
Twitter Beta Testing Bitcoin Lightning Network Tipping + More News
1.9.2021
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Social media giant Twitter is now beta testing a Bitcoin (BTC) Lightning Network tipping service, according to multiple...
Crypto Long & Short: The Market Says Bitcoin Is for Speculation, Not Dollarization
20.6.2021
Data from services on Bitcoin and Ethereum shows what's real in crypto adoption stories
The Bitcoin Lightning Network Grows Even If You’ve Forgotten About It
21.2.2021
Source: Adobe/Евгений Вершинин
You may be forgiven for forgetting about the Lightning Network (LN). The layer-two scaling solution that aims to help Bitcoin (BTC) manage a much higher workload, has been seemingly consigned to the sidelines by the ascent of bitcoin as a store of value...