Lightning Network
New on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network: LND Adds Accounting Feature, c-lightning Gets an Upgrade
Lightning Labs made bookkeeping easier for node operators. Blockstream’s c-lightning 0.9.1 release improves channel opening and routing mechanisms.
Bitfinex Invests in Derivatives Exchange Built With Bitcoin's Lightning Network
The raise came after the new trading platform reached nearly $10 million in aggregate trading volume.
Total Value on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Sets Another Record High Amid Market Rally
The layer 2 protocol holds $12.4 million worth of bitcoins.
Another Bitcoin Lightning Startup Is Working With Visa to 'Fast Track' Card Payments
With help from the Visa Fast Track program, LastBit will let users make any purchase with bitcoin, without needing the merchant to actively accept it.
Ready to Wumbo: LND Enables More, Larger Bitcoin Transactions on Lightning
LND now supports Lightning Network wumbo channels. These channels have the capacity to hold more funds, and users can send larger bitcoin transactions.
Bitcoin DeFi May Be Unstoppable: What Does It Look Like?
Bitcoin veterans are about to join the decentralized finance (DeFi) bull run, and they are taking a very different approach than Ethereum fans.
'Rat Poison Squared on Steroids': What's New in Bitcoin's Latest Lightning Release
With a sly poke at Warren Buffet's comment that Bitcoin is "rat poison squared," c-lightning developers' latest release adds some key new Lightning features.
To Beat Online Censorship, We Need Anonymous Payments
Online censorship and surveillance will persist as long as local fiat currencies are the only way to pay for telecommunication services.
Lightning Startup Zap Raised $3.5M for Bitcoin App Ahead of Visa Deal
The Lightning startup Zap Inc. just raised its first round to build out both mobile bitcoin wallet services and a Visa partnership in 2020.
CoinSwap and the Ongoing Effort to Make Bitcoin Privacy 'Invisible'
Developer Chris Belcher has set his sights on making CoinSwap a reality – a new project he hopes will "massively improve bitcoin privacy."
