{"id":22162,"date":"2018-05-04T12:47:18","date_gmt":"2018-05-04T12:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ci027cfe7a300626c3"},"modified":"2018-05-04T12:47:18","modified_gmt":"2018-05-04T12:47:18","slug":"vaultoros-bitcoin-gold-exchange-implements-lightning-network-payments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/technical\/vaultoros-bitcoin-gold-exchange-implements-lightning-network-payments","title":{"rendered":"Vaultoro\u2019s Bitcoin-to-Gold Exchange Implements Lightning Network Payments"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The world\u2019s first<\/a> crypto-to-physical-gold exchange, \u200bVaultoro\u200b<\/a> has announced that it is now the first bitcoin exchange with an implementation of the Lightning Network<\/a> as an instant deposit method.<\/p>\n

The company allows customers to trade gold with bitcoin directly, all the way down to 0.1 gram in quantity. Customers can hold the asset for seconds or years, with their ownership certificate securely stored on the blockchain. All gold holdings are physically stored by Pro Aurum<\/a> in Switzerland and audited by BDO<\/a>. The physical gold can be requested by customers or left in the vault, where it is also insured. Vaultoro is also working on a gold-backed debit card<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to Vaultoro CEO Joshua Scigala, \u201cLightning makes bitcoin so fast that if you want to buy an order out of Vaultoro\u2019s order book, you can hold the bitcoin in a wallet on your phone, set the order on Vaultoro, get a QR code and send the bitcoins through the Lightning Network, directly purchasing the order.\u201d <\/p>\n

Normally a user would have to upload their bitcoins to Vaultoro and wait for six confirmations. During that time, the bitcoins are exposed to a hot-wallet counterparty risk. \u201cWith Lightning,\u201d said Scigala, \u201cthe bitcoins won\u2019t need to sit in our hot wallet; rather, they instantly make the trade. Market makers will still need to hold coins in our hot wallet because their orders have to sit there waiting to be taken.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Android bitcoin wallet Eclair<\/a> is the first to support Lightning functionality, so it is recommended for this new Vaultoro functionality. The procedure would be to install Eclair, send bitcoin to it, open a Lightning channel, get your confirmation and then send transactions on the network virtually instantaneously. <\/p>\n

It is important to note, however, that Lightning is still in beta and Eclair is the only option other than rolling your own wallet. Because Lightning is still beta, Scigala warns that users employ it it at their own risk. <\/p>\n

\u201cBitcoin is one of the greatest peaceful revolutions the world has ever seen,\u201d Scigala told Bitcoin Magazine<\/em>. \u201cWhy? Because it\u2019s voluntarily bringing people back to asset-based money and giving them a way out of controlled debt-based fiat currency. Many won\u2019t understand this important difference, but it doesn\u2019t matter as they will come in due to mad gains in the speculative markets or basic borderless utility.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Lightning Network takes bitcoin mainstream in terms of speed, privacy and utility. It\u2019s the icing on this evolutionary cake and it\u2019s beautiful to watch unfold. I\u2019m super proud to make Vaultoro a little part of this story.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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