Lightning Network


Policy

NYDIG-Owned Payments Startup Bottlepay Obtains FCA Registration

The startup says it’s the first Lightning network-based firm to win approval from the U.K. regulator.

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Layer 2

5 Ways Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Advanced in 2021

This past year, key developments on the Lightning protocol have been making Bitcoin a better payment system.

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Finance

CardCoins Offers Bitcoin Payments Over the Lightning Network

CardCoins’ new Lightning integration will allow customers to receive bitcoin payments quickly and cheaply.

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Videos

Should You Get Your Paycheck Through Bitcoin’s Lightning Network?

Bitwage, a payroll processor that uses Bitcoin’s “layer 2” scaling solution, the Lightning Network, processed the world’s first salary payment via Lightning last week. Bitwage co-founder and CEO Jonathan Chester shares insights into how it all works and who’s using the service.

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Videos

Sen. Lummis on Crypto: ‘We Will Continue to Educate’

CoinDesk Managing Editor for Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De speaks with Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), a top 10 winner of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2021.

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Finance

Chainalysis Blockchain Data Platform to Integrate Lightning Network

Chainalysis clients will be able to allow BTC deposits and withdrawals on the Lightning Network while complying with regulations.

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Videos

Jack Dorsey's Puppet Promotes Spiral's Lightning Development Kit

Jack Dorsey and the team at Spiral, formerly known as Square Crypto, have released a mini-documentary featuring a puppet Dorsey to explain their Lightning Development Kit (LDK). "The Hash" hosts discuss the latest project turning heads in the crypto community as part of Dorsey's ongoing bitcoin advocacy.

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Finance

Jack Dorsey Takes Square Deep Down the Bitcoin Rabbit Hole

The payments giant’s name change to Block caps off a transformational year.

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Finance

Proptech latinoamericana La Haus aceptará bitcoin para adquirir propiedades

El marketplace de real estate permitirá usar la criptomoneda para comprar condominios y luego ampliará su aceptación dentro de la plataforma.

Los cofundadores de La Haus: Jerónimo Uribe, Rodrigo Sanchez-Rios y Tomás Uribe (La Haus)

Tech

The Importance of Bitcoin Upgrades and Layer Two Applications

As a financial advisor with clients interested in bitcoin, it’s crucial to understand upgrades to its network and their potential impact on bitcoin’s investment thesis.

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