Lightning Network

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Blockchain technology firm Bitfury has released a suite tools aimed to drive adoption of bitcoin’s lightning network.

By Christine KimJan 23, 2019, 4:00 a.m. ET

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BitGo and Genesis Global Trading are targeting Wall Street institutions with a new high-speed crypto trading service.

By Ian AllisonJan 16, 2019, 7:30 a.m. ET

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Now bitcoin users can send someone a lightning payment without the hassle of setting up channels.

By Leigh CuenJan 9, 2019, 9:00 a.m. ET

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Far from seeing the death of crypto, we may be entering its most exciting phase, argues Michael J. Casey.

By Michael J. CaseyDec 18, 2018, 4:00 a.m. ET

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Blockstream has expanded its bitcoin satellite service to the Asia-Pacific region and added support for Lightning Network transactions.

By Nikhilesh DeDec 17, 2018, 12:00 p.m. ET

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The Lightning Network is already powering a real blogging platform with bitcoin micropayments.

By Leigh CuenNov 23, 2018, 3:30 a.m. ET

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Casa has boosted Jameson Lopp to CTO eight months after he joined the crypto custody solutions startup as an infrastructure engineer.

By Leigh CuenNov 14, 2018, 10:01 a.m. ET

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At the Lightning Hackday, it was hard to keep up with all the futuristic ideas for bitcoin's layer-two, but some devs are focusing on the basics.

By Alyssa HertigNov 4, 2018, 9:00 a.m. ET

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Devs are looking to make bitcoin's layer-two lightning network compatible with a payment standard used by all major browsers – and so far, so good.

By Alyssa HertigOct 30, 2018, 12:00 a.m. ET

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Bitcoin Cash and SegWit in the past, it was a non-contentious year for the bitcoin developer community's annual Scaling Bitcoin conference.

By Bailey ReutzelOct 9, 2018, 12:00 a.m. ET