Payment channels

Running a Lightning Node has nuances but can be profitable and effective if done right.

Lightning Labs just released the alpha version of a new protocol called Lightning Loop, designed to give users the ability to deposit and withdraw bitcoin from their payment channels without closing these channels entirely.

Blockstream has launched its satellite messaging application programming interface (API) on mainnet. Essentially, this means users can now broadcast data via the company’s satellite network and pay with Lightning payments.

The experiment has been making an impression on the bitcoin community; so far, Andreas Antonopoulos has been in on it, as has Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey who took up the flame from Matt Odell.

The Lightning Network continues to post steady growth.

Blockstream’s COO Samson Mow explains how “Liquid is designed to facilitate fast and reliable high value transfers” of bitcoin (and other cryptocurrencies -- eventually.)

The Lightning Network, the long-awaited Bitcoin overlay network for cheap and instant transactions, has passed a major milestone that has been years in the making. This is the story so far.

There is no disputing the fact that the Bitcoin network has scalability problems. Micropayment channels are a solution to increase the transaction rate and...

Lightning Labs, one of the prominent companies working to realize thelightningnetwork, announced this week the alpha release of the open-source lightning daemon they've been spearheading:...

Scalability has been a central issue within the Bitcoin community for well over a year now.Amongst the most promising innovations being developed are bidirectional...