Lightning Network
Fold App Enables Bitcoin Lightning Payments at Whole Foods, Starbucks
The payments feature will facilitate in-store or online purchases at blue chip retailers including Starbucks, Whole Foods, AMC, Home Depot, and Southwest Airlines.
Electrum Wallet Is Adding Support for Bitcoin's Lightning Network
The popular wallet service Electrum is soon to add official support for bitcoin's lightning network, its founder has told CoinDesk.
Lightning Labs Mobile App Gets 2,000 Downloads in 24 Hours
The new mainstream-friendly mobile wallet from Lightning Labs saw 2,000 downloads on Day 1. Next up for the company: merchant services.
Breez Reveals Lightning-Powered Bitcoin Payments App for iPhone
Now in beta for the iPhone, Breez's app harnesses lighting, Neutrino and atomic swaps to make bitcoin P2P payments feasible for daily transactions.
A Protocol for Issuing Tokens Launches on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network
The first protocol for issuing tokens via bitcoin’s lightning network is aimed to rival ethereum's ERC-20. But that's a tall order.
Bitcoin Startup Bitrefill Raises $2 Million Funding for Global Expansion
The lightning-centric bitcoin startup plans to use this funding to expand services to almost every country in the world by 2020.
Could Bitcoin's Lightning Power Mobile Communications? This Startup Thinks So
New research from mobile mesh networking company goTenna explores how bitcoin's lightning network can help decentralize mobile communications.
Fraud-Fighting 'Watchtowers' to Arrive in Next Bitcoin Lightning Release
So-called lightning network "watchtowers" – a much-anticipated next step for securing the network – are coming soon.
Samourai, Nodl to Launch Bitcoin Lightning Node With Mixing Features
A new hardware partnership is helping the team behind Samourai Wallet extend their obsession with privacy to the world of bitcoin nodes.
Lightning Co-Creator Releases Code for Bitcoin Scaling Concept
Co-author of the lightning network white paper Tadge Dryja has released new code for a proposed scaling solution he's been working on for a year.
