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What Implementation of Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Should You Pick?

A cohort of Lightning developers held a roundtable discussion at Bitcoin 2022 on the differences between node options available to users.

How Taro Brings Assets To Bitcoin Through Taproot And Lightning

Taro, a new protocol proposed by Lightning Labs, leverages Taproot and the Lightning Network to bring new assets and scalability to Bitcoin.

Building Applications On Top Of The Bitcoin Protocol

It is possible to build on the Bitcoin blockchain using layer two technologies while leveraging the security and censorship-resistance it provides.

How The Freedom Convoy Could Have Protected Donation Privacy With Whirlpool

Donors to Canada’s Freedom Convoy should have used Whirlpool-mixed bitcoin to break deterministic links and provide forward-looking anonymity.

Bitcoin’s Code Is Immutable And Can Withstand Attempts To Make It Proof Of Stake

Attacks to make Bitcoin change its issuance mechanism to proof of stake are futile. History has shown that this type of attack will not work.

Building Access To Bitcoin For Everyone Featuring SeedSigner

Governments can try to stifle innovation, but open-source technology and engineering can help provide access to Bitcoin for everyone regardless.

The Challenges With Fully Syncing Old Versions Of Bitcoin Core

Improvements in Bitcoin Core have led to an increase in the speed at which a Bitcoin node can fully sync and process all the data being added to the blockchain.

Will Tether Migrate To The Bitcoin Blockchain With Advances In The Lightning Network?

Bitcoin company, Synonym, has successfully used the Lightning Network to send a Tether transaction, paving the way for stablecoins built on Bitcoin.

Implementing Reusable Payment Codes In Bitcoin Wallets To Improve User Privacy

The Bitcoin Development Kit is planning to implement BIP47 which would allow users to receive via a static payment code and interact with more privacy.

Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 21 Eases User Experience When Paying Invoices

Different Bitcoin wallets have multiple options for whether to send an on-chain or a lightning payment which can be confusing to inexperienced users.

If You Are Going To KYC, Then You Should CYA

Here’s how you can best protect yourself given the information- sharing requirements of various services.

Bitcoin Mining Pool Protocol Stratum V2 Is Making Progress

If widely adopted, this mining pool protocol could help Bitcoin become more robust and decentralized.
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