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Bitcoin node connection shuts down: BlueWallet users urged to withdraw funds
24.2.2023
BlueWallet seeks to promote self-custody solutions and greater levels of decentralization with its decision to sever the connection to lndhub.io
Bitcoin Lightning Network growth is organic, coming from real-world adoption
22.2.2023
Bitcoin Lightning Network adoption receives a boost with the launch of USD payments and decentralized social media platform, Nostr
'Bit-tendo' prototype offers Bitcoin retro games for bars, conferences
16.2.2023
The prototype software allows players to earn Bitcoin by playing retro games
South African Retailer Pick n Pay Now Accepting Payments via BTC at All Its Stores
3.2.2023
Pick n Pay, one of South Africa’s leading retailers, reportedly now accepts bitcoin as payment at all its stores across the country. Using the bitcoin lightning network, Pick n Pay’s customers can now buy items such as groceries, airtime and electricity tokens. Using BTC for Everyday...
Strike Expands Lightning Network-Powered Remittances to Philippines
31.1.2023
The Philippines is one of the world’s largest remittance markets, at $35 billion
Bridged Bitcoin on Avalanche Surpasses Value Locked on the Lightning Network
24.1.2023
Members of the crypto community have been discussing the number of bitcoins that have been bridged over to the Avalanche network, which is now larger than the total value locked on the Lightning Network. At the time of writing, there are 5,493 bitcoins circulating on the Avalanche blockchain, while...
Bitcoin Bridged to Avalanche Surpasses BTC Locked in Lightning Network
19.1.2023
The total circulating supply rose on Avalanche to around $118 million surpassing Lightning's near $100 million
Nigerian innovator launches first active Bitcoin Lightning node in the country
11.1.2023
A new Bitcoin lightning node in Nigeria could inspire individuals to take “control of their financial future” and break free from ‘rotten' financial systems node runner Megasley told Cointelegraph
Less than 100 Bitcoin ATMs added worldwide in the second half of 2022: Data
9.1.2023
Over the last six months, between July to the end of 2022, just 94 Bitcoin ATMs were added to the global network
Lightning Network gets physical form in Australia with Bitcoin ATM
3.1.2023
Lightning-enabled Bitcoin ATMs promise to offer instant transaction support and a significant cut in cost from traditional crypto ATMs
Models and fundamentals: Where will Bitcoin price go in 2023?
2.1.2023
The rapidly evolving cryptocurrency ecosystem is entering a new phase in 2023, with incoming regulations in the U.S. and European Union
Today in Crypto: MicroStrategy Exploring Bitcoin Lightning Network-powered Solutions, China to Launch a State-backed NFT Marketplace, Fiji Elects Pro-BTC Prime Minister
29.12.2022
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Crowdfunding gets leg up from Lightning Addresses on Bitcoin
20.12.2022
Lightning Addresses allow individuals to crowdfund on Bitcoin at the speed of the Lightning Network and without a node
Not medical advice: Bitcoiner implants Lightning chip to make BTC payments by hand
13.12.2022
A Bitcoiner has literally taken the Lightning Network into his own hands, installing a tiny payment chip into his hands to make NFC contactless payments
Bitcoin Lightning Network to be used in fiat transfers between EU and Africa
12.12.2022
CoinCorner and Bitnob teamed up to create cross-border transactions between the UK and Europe to Africa via the Bitcoin Lightning Network
Bitcoin's Lightning Network Could Be Getting a Privacy Upgrade
9.12.2022
One new standard being developed by Blockstream is already running on the company’s Core Lightning implementation
Strike Launches Bitcoin Lightning Network-Enabled Money Transfers to Africa
7.12.2022
United States-based users of Strike, a digital payments platform built on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, can now transfer funds instantly and at a low cost to Kenya, Ghana, and Nigeria via the recently added new feature known as “Send Globally.” The new feature instantly converts...
The blockchain trilemma: Can it ever be tackled?
7.12.2022
Blockchain trilemma is arguably the hardest technical problem to solve within Web3. How are blockchain networks approaching this?
Today in Crypto: Goldman Sachs Reportedly to Spend Millions on Crypto Companies, US FTC Investigating Crypto Firms, ConsenSys Releases Data Collection Update
6.12.2022
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Bitcoin advocate dishes out sats over Lightning Network to raise BTC awareness
6.12.2022
A Twitter user from the United Kingdom spent hours sending micropayments to strangers on the internet to demonstrate the Bitcoin Lightning Network