Lightning Network
Bitcoin's Lightning Becomes Latest Protocol to Court Publishers With Micropayments
With paywall systems for a whole bevy of assets, crypto payments could revolutionize the media industry – if demand actually matched supply.
How to Protect Bitcoin for Your Heirs With the Push of a 'Dead Man's Button'
What happens to your bitcoin after you die? Lightning developers think a "dead man's button" could be a new tool to passing your crypto to your heirs.
Bitcoin's Lightning Network Is Growing 'Increasingly Centralized,' Researchers Find
Bitcoin's lightning network is growing "increasingly centralized," making it more susceptible to attacks, asserts a new paper by security researchers.
Top Bitcoin Developers Face Off in a Lightning-Powered Boxing Match
The esports smackdown was meant to highlight the power of bitcoin's lightning network – since the cutting-edge payments system is fast, cheap and lets users send tiny payments, even a fraction of a cent.
Plasma Became Optimism and It Might Just Save Ethereum
The Plasma Group reformed as Optimism and is working to make ethereum's calling card, smart contracts, work above the base layer.
Lightning Labs Raises $10M Series A to Be the 'Visa' of Bitcoin
Lightning Labs has raised $10 million in Series A financing as it gears up to launch its first paid service for merchants accepting bitcoin payments.
Zap's New Product Lets Merchants Take Dollars Over Lightning Network
"Merchants can accept bitcoin and lightning payments with the same infrastructure, except they never touch the asset," explained Zap founder Jack Mallers.
Why Lightning Payments Aren't Clicking for Porn Companies (Just Yet)
Bitcoin may finally achieve broader traction through the adult entertainment industry in 2020, but the chips aren’t stacked in its favor.
What Are Lightning Wallets Doing to Help Onboard New Users?
Andreas M. Antonopoulos rejoins the crew for a look at advances in Lightning technology making new-user adoption easier at a tangible, but minimal cost.
Why High-Profile Defections Aren’t Libra’s Biggest Challenge
Libra has lost another Association member, but according to @nlw that’s likely low on their worries list, plus Square’s LN efforts & TON’s SEC support.
