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Lightning Network Traffic Analysis Raises Questions Over Fees and Privacy

Researchers analyzing Lightning Network traffic suggest that network fees are too low and that transaction privacy needs to be improved.

Bitcoin Still the Preferred Cryptocurrency of Cybercriminals: Report

Bitcoin is still the preferred cryptocurrency among cybercriminals, according to this year’s Internet Organized Crime Threats Assessment from Europol.

Bitcoin Magazine’s Week in Review – September 7th, 2019

Bitcoin Magazine’s Week in Review for week of September 7th, 2019

Bitwala Launches Mobile App for Bitcoin Banking

The new mobile app from German bitcoin banking service Bitwala lets users set up bank accounts tied directly to bitcoin funds from their smartphones.

LocalBitcoins’ New KYC Rules Raise Privacy Concerns

Can an exchange with KYC/AML be “decentralized”?

Alex Gladstein and the Moral Case for Lightning

This episode features Alex Gladstein of the Human Rights Foundation discussing his recent essay "The Moral Case for Lightning."

QuickBit Confirms Data Leak

Swedish cryptocurrency exchange QuickBit has confirmed a customer data leak following a security upgrade.

We Used Lightning Payments for Private SMS Messaging: Here’s How It Worked

Kriptode’s LNSMS.world and Receive SMS allow for quick and private text messaging through Lightning payments.

Op Ed: As Cash Fades, Will Bitcoin Keep Protest Alive in the Surveillance Age?

In the surveillance age, decentralized and private payments are a crucial innovation for a digital future where we retain our civil liberties and personal freedoms.

Snowden: “Mass Surveillance Isn’t About Public Safety. It’s About Power.”

In conversation with David Bailey, Edward Snowden talks about mass surveillance, privacy and freedom at Bitcoin 2019 in San Francisco.
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