Lightning network

An alpha version of the new Lightning desktop app has been released. The application includes a redesigned and optimized backend for light clients, as well as a simplified interface for users with little to no cryptocurrency experience.

Spark is a web-based GUI wallet with built-in Electrum software designed for speed, safety and simplicity that utilizes Blockstream’s Lightning implementation c-lightning as its backend.

Lightning makes headway, projects get off the ground and a few slip-ups: a look at the stories that made headlines last week.

The team behind Lightning Ramp has joined forces with Casa to create the Casa Lightning Node, a platform designed to solve many problems associated with Lightning Ramp.

Students will spend the week learning from experienced mentors as they build their own Lightning-based apps and then demo their projects on the final day of class.

SparkSwap is the first crypto exchange to be built on the Lightning Network. It allows users to trade both bitcoin and altcoins in seconds without depositing assets with a third party.

Bitcoin’s overlay payment network is projected to improve over the next few years in areas ranging from network architecture to security and usability, and more.

A brief overview of some of the Lightning Network mobile bitcoin wallets under development.

Utilizing the Lightning Network, merchants could accept bitcoin payments instantaneously at reduced transaction fees.

Our top bitcoin, cryptocurrency and blockchain news from the past week.