Bitcoin Is Bad for Payments, But Lightning Solves This: Samson Mow
Blockstream Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) Samson Mow says Bitcoin (BTC) is bad for payments but the Lightning Network solves this. Mow — who is also a co-founder of formerly top …
Buterin Supports BTC-ETH Mix, as Future of Crypto Is ‘Pluralist’
Ethereum co-founder said that the future of crypto is pluralist in response to a recent proposal of mixing Bitcoin (BTC) Lightning Network (LN) with Ethereum. Blockade Games using Bitcoin LN …
Lightning Network Dev Announces Alpha Version of Node Monitoring Tool
The Lightning Network, a second-layer blockchain protocol designed to provide high-speed transactions for Bitcoin and other networks, has a new node monitoring tool. According to an official blog post, written …
Andrew Yang’s PAC Accepting Donations in BTC Via Lightning Network
A new political action committee (PAC) supporting presidential candidate Andrew Yang is allowing donations in Bitcoin (BTC) via Lightning Network. The PAC, named Humanity Forward Fund (Humanity FWD), rolled out …
Bitcoin Lightning Nodes Claimed 2.22 BTC in ‘Justice’ Against Thieves: BitMEX
Bitcoin (BTC) Lightning Network nodes have claimed 2.2 BTC in “justice transactions” to deter potential thieves, a BitMex Research analysis revealed on July 15. A so-dubbed “justice transaction” is a …
Bitcoin Startup Brings Lightning Network Payments to Amazon, Whole Foods
United States-based payments startup Fold has made Lightning Network (LN) payments possible at Amazon, Starbucks, Uber and other big name retailers. The news was revealed in an official blog post …
Bitstamp Crypto Exchange Sets Up Lightning Network Node
European crypto exchange Bitstamp has set up its own Lightning Network (LN) node to boost the network’s capabilities, the company tweeted on July 8. As a second layer over the …
Electrum Will Support Bitcoin Lightning Network, Wallet’s Creator Reveals
Bitcoin (BTC) wallet Electrum will soon host support for the Lightning Network (LN), Russian cryptocurrency news outlet Forklog reported on Telegram July 5. In a social media update, the publication …
Gab Seeks $10M to Decentralize and Use ‘Free Speech Money’ Bitcoin
Social media platform Gab has made a bid to seal $10 million in a Series A crowdfunding round that will enable it decentralize its infrastructure and integrate bitcoin (BTC) and …
Coinbase Users Now Have ‘Recharge’ Capabilities With Bitcoin Lightning Network
Bitrefill has made it possible for users of major American crypto exchange and wallet service Coinbase to access its full suite of Lightning Network (LN) services directly from within their …