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El Salvador Bitcoin ATM network to receive Lightning Network upgrade
8.11.2023
Athena Bitcoin plans to integrate the Lightning Network into 100 of its machines in the next couple of months
Bulgaria’s oldest football club adopts Bitcoin and Lightning, joins Nostr
31.10.2023
Football meets finance: Bitcoin payments integration arrive at top flight Bulgarian club, Botev Plovdiv FC
Lightspark Open Sources Email-Like Protocol UMA; Raises Debate on Compliance
25.10.2023
Lightspark, a Lightning Network (LN) financial services company, has announced it has open-sourced Universal Money Address (UMA), a protocol similar to email, but for money. The protocol will be interoperable, allowing platforms to exercise due compliance on the transactions facilitated,...
Lightning Network Developer States Disclosed Vulnerability Is Not an ‘Intentional Backdoor,’ Calls for Responsible Journalism
25.10.2023
Antoine Riard, a security researcher and developer who exposed a vulnerability in the Lightning Network, Bitcoin’s scaling layer, has clarified this vulnerability is not an “intentional backdoor,” addressing statements made on social media. Riard stressed the problem had been...
Lightning Network Developer Warns About Major Vulnerability, Abandons Security Tasks
23.10.2023
Antoine Riard, a Lightning Network (LN) developer, recently disclosed a major vulnerability affecting Bitcoin’s scaling layer. This vulnerability, which was addressed with a series of mitigations, involves a “new transaction-relay jamming attack” that can affect shared funds...
Security Concerns Prompt Bitcoin Core Developer to Leave Lightning Network
22.10.2023
Antoine Riard, a security researcher and developer, has announced his departure from the Lightning Network's development team, citing security issues and challenges that pose a threat to the Bitcoin (BTC) ecosystem.
In a discussion on the Linux Foundation's public mailing list, Riard expressed...
Lightning Network faces criticism from Pro-XRPL lawyer John Deaton
22.10.2023
John Deaton's remarks come amidst concerns about alleged backdoors in the Bitcoin Lightning network's code
Bitcoin core developer steps back from Lightning Network over "hard dilemma"
21.10.2023
Antoine Riard believes the Bitcoin community faces a "hard dilemma" as a new class of replacement cycling attacks threatens the Lightning Network
Stablecoins Built on Bitcoin — Lightning Labs Launches Taproot Assets Mainnet Alpha
19.10.2023
Lightning Labs has released the mainnet alpha of its Taproot Assets daemon, advancing the project that seeks to enable stablecoins and other token assets on the Bitcoin blockchain. The software provides developers with tools to begin issuing and managing assets on Bitcoin and integrating them with...
River Report: Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Grew by 1,212% in 2 Years
13.10.2023
A recent report published by River, a Bitcoin technology and financial services company, has revealed that the Lightning Network, a scaling layer for Bitcoin, has grown by 1,212% in two years. River’s estimation comes from examining operators of nodes comprising 52% of the public capacity...
Crypto Biz: PayPal rolls out crypto ramps, Franklin Templeton joins BTC ETF race, and more
15.9.2023
This week’s Crypto Biz looks at PayPal’s crypto gateway, Franklin Templeton’s BTC ETF filing, Coinbase’s Lightning Network integration, and Meta’s plans for a new AI model
How to identify and protect against routing attacks in the Lightning Network
14.9.2023
To protect against routing attacks in the Lightning Network, utilize watchtowers, verify channel state changes, and prioritize well-established payment channels
Coinbase CEO Confirms Exchange Will Support Lightning, Which Dramatically Speeds Up Bitcoin Payments
13.9.2023
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says the crypto exchange will indeed add support for the Lightning Network, one of the biggest endorsements yet for the blockchain that makes bitcoin (BTC) a more realistic option for payments by dramatically speeding up transactions
Coinbase Founder Brian Armstrong Reveals Plans to Integrate Lightning Network
13.9.2023
According to Coinbase founder and CEO Brian Armstrong, Coinbase is actively working on integrating the Lightning Network (LN), the second-layer scaling protocol. Armstrong emphasized that bitcoin “is the most important asset in crypto” and added that the integration of LN would...
Coinbase To Implement Bitcoin Lightning Network For Faster Transactions Amid Growing Competition
13.9.2023
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has announced the decision to integrate the Bitcoin (BTC) lightning network aimed at cheaper and faster transactions.
The move will see the exchange join Binance, Bitstamp, Kraken, and OKX in implementing the solution as the competition for the global market thickens....
Coinbase to integrate Bitcoin Lightning network: CEO Brian Armstrong
13.9.2023
Lighting Network helps Bitcoin solve its scalability problem and compete against newer cryptocurrency projects that promised comparatively faster and cheaper transactions
Lightspark CEO David Marcus Profiles Bitcoin as Global Payment Network
13.9.2023
David Marcus, CEO of Lightspark and co-creator of Diem, Meta’s failed cryptocurrency project, explained his intentions of turning Bitcoin into a global payments network. Marcus explained that there was no universal protocol for sending value over the internet and that we were still in...
Privacy prevails and cypherpunks write code at Baltic Honeybadger
12.9.2023
The Riga cypherpunk reunion convened around the Lightning Network, privacy and a strong anti-CBDC sentiment
Lightning Network Sees Sharp 14% Decline in Capacity After Hitting Peak
4.9.2023
Data reveals that the Lightning Network’s capacity, or the total value of open channels, has dwindled by over 14% since July 9, 2023. Following a peak of 5,468 BTC, an estimated 786 BTC valued at $20.32 million has been withdrawn from the secondary network. From Peak to Plunge: Lightning...
No Internet, No Problem: This New Crypto Startup Brings Bitcoin to Local Mesh Networks
1.9.2023
In a world increasingly reliant on internet connectivity, a Florida-based startup is breaking new ground by enabling Bitcoin (BTC) Lightning Network transactions even when there's no access to the web.
The company, called LNMesh, leverages local "mesh networks" to facilitate Bitcoin payments...