Lightning Network
Bitcoin Meets Netflix? Laolu Is Building a Lightning-Powered App for That
The Lightning Network isn't yet live on bitcoin, but that doesn't mean developers aren't theorizing the kinds of ambitious apps that it could enable.
Raiden ICO: Ethereum Scaling Solution to Launch Publicly Traded Token
Ethereum's answer to bitcoin's Lightning Network will have one notable difference – a publicly traded token to be sold in a Dutch auction in October.
Raiden Release: Simpler Micropayments Go Live on Ethereum's Testnet
The developers behind Raiden Network have launched an early, simplified version of the scaling solution on the ethereum test network.
Scaling Lightning? How Revive Could Boost Bitcoin's Boldest Scaling Plan
A new proposal for optimizing bitcoin's Lightning Network suggests off-chain micropayments could become even more scalable than conceived.
Lightning's Next Act: Decentralizing Bitcoin Mining?
Could the same mechanisms used in the Lightning Network have the unintended benefit of also decentralizing mining?
Creator of World's First Bitcoin Fuel Pump Plans Lightning Support
The creator of the first ever commercial fuel pump to accept bitcoin has revealed a plan to add Lightning Network functionality to his design.
Bitcoin's Lightning Network Moves Closer to Compatibility
Version 1.0 of a standard that could help connect all of bitcoin's differing Lightning tech implementations is reportedly close to being complete.
Lightning's Tadge Dryja is Working On a Bitcoin Cash 'Splitter'
Lightning Network creator Tadge Dryja is developing a tool to help bitcoin users safely claim their newly created bitcoin cash.
Lightning Bank Ledgers? Bitfury and Ripple Demo New Twist on Bitcoin Tech
Bitcoin's much-anticipated Lightning Network is now compatible with seven payment networks, thanks to new code from Ripple and Bitfury.
Ethereum + Lightning? Buterin and Poon Unveil 'Plasma' Scaling Plan
Vitalik Buterin and Jospeh Poon hope to fix ethereum's scaling problem with a Lightning Network-like system, Plasma, but does it have what it takes?
