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Zcash Alliance Aims to Bring Privacy Tech to Bitcoin, Cosmos and Ethereum
11.5.2020
Zcash-inspired privacy tools are coming to Bitcoin's Lightning Network and many other blockchain ecosystems, creating a shared cryptocurrency privacy layer
Bitcoin Wallets Are Adopting This Tech to Simplify Lightning Payments
29.4.2020
Bitcoin’s Lightning network has a long way to go in terms of user experience. To tackle this problem, a standard known as lnurl is quietly gaining ground
Bitcoin Messenger Explores Censorship Resistance During Coronavirus Crisis
23.4.2020
A new bitcoin privacy technology was born this week, using the Lightning Network and inspired by the politics of the COVID-19 crisis
Researchers Surface Privacy Vulnerabilities in Bitcoin Lightning Network Payments
21.4.2020
Privacy holes in the Lightning Network, a bitcoin transaction settlement layer, are leaking payment information
Cannabis Shops Are Using Zap’s Lightning App During Coronavirus Cash Crunch
1.4.2020
The Lightning Network startup now offers fiat-friendly bitcoin payment tools. Cannabis dispensaries in Colorado are an early proving ground
Bitcoin’s Lightning Becomes Latest Protocol to Court Publishers With Micropayments
31.3.2020
With paywall systems for a whole bevy of assets, crypto payments could revolutionize the media industry – if demand actually matched supply
Blockchain R&D Funding Is Vital, but It Mostly Comes From One Source
11.3.2020
Despite the rising popularity of crypto, experts believe there is a clear shortage of quality code reviewers in the market today
Lightning Networks Has Yet to Strike Adoption, but Don’t Count It Out
9.3.2020
The Lightning Network was touted as the payment solution to catapult Bitcoin into the realms of mainstream currency. Why hasn’t it happened yet?
How to Protect Bitcoin for Your Heirs With the Push of a ‘Dead Man’s Button’
24.2.2020
What happens to your bitcoin after you die? Lightning developers think a "dead man's button" could be a new tool to passing your crypto to your heirs
Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Found More Centralized Than Expected by Researchers
21.2.2020
The Lightning Network was found more reliant on hubs than expected
Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Is Growing ‘Increasingly Centralized,’ Researchers Find
20.2.2020
Bitcoin's lightning network is growing "increasingly centralized," making it more susceptible to attacks, asserts a new paper by security researchers
Twitter, Square Stock 20% Price Surge Boosts Bitcoin Lightning Network
7.2.2020
Lightning Network attention is set to increase further as Square’s fortunes keep gaining
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
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
Bitcoin-Savvy Retailers to Experiment With Point-of-Sale Lightning App in 2020
16.12.2019
Iterative Capital is working with Breez on a point-of-sale app for bitcoin lightning payments. Some retailers are already testing the beta version
Square Crypto Bankrolls Star Lightning Developer Known as ‘ZmnSCPxj’
11.12.2019
Keeping in the cypherpunk spirit, Square Crypto has issued a grant to pseudonymous developer ZmnSCPxj for Lightning and bitcoin research
Nayuta Claims Its Android Lightning Wallet Is the First to Build in a Bitcoin Full Node
10.12.2019
Japan-based startup Nayuta has released what it says is the first lightning network wallet with a built-in bitcoin "full node."
Bitcoin Lightning Network Payments Hit Bitfinex in Industry First
3.12.2019
Bitfinex: Lightning Network forms first of two major upgrades
Guy Who ‘Lost’ 4 Bitcoin Has Recovered Most Funds a Month Later
2.12.2019
One month on, a Redditor who “lost” 4 Bitcoin on the Lightning Network says the community offered “huge support,” helping him recover most of his funds
Tor Project Now Accepts Bitcoin Over Lightning Network
20.11.2019
Anonymous network Tor now accepts Bitcoin donations via the Lightning Network