Category: Lightning
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The Lightning Network Privacy Big Picture: Don’t Forget the NSA
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One of the secondary benefits of how the Lightning Network works as a scaling solution is privacy. It’s not perfect or insurmountable privacy by any means, but it’s better than naive use of the underlying blockchain layer itself. It’s also not perfectly balanced. The sender learns many details about the…
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What Ark Could Potentially Learn From Lightning
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Ark is the third major Layer 2 protocol with some form of unilateral exit or execution mechanism at the base layer to get closer to the launch point on Bitcoin. Lightning came first when C-Lightning launched in the Reckless campaign in 2018, Statechains in 2021 when Mercury Wallet launched, and…
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The Metric That Matters for the Lightning Network
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The Lightning Network is a revolutionary solution to scaling Bitcoin, enabling fast and inexpensive payments that make everyday transactions with Bitcoin possible. As the network grows, it is essential to accurately measure its health and efficiency, so that we can unleash its full potential. Traditional metrics such as number of…
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VIVEK: Bitcoin Lightning Payments Has a Long Way To Go In India
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As an Indian Bitcoin user who recently returned home, I found myself using UPI digital payments frequently for everyday spending. UPI (Unified Payments Interface) is a bank-to-bank payment system in India that has become ubiquitous for making payments by scanning QR codes or using phone numbers. It has enabled even…
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VIVEK: Bitcoin Lightning Payments Has a Long Way To Go In India
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As an Indian Bitcoin user who recently returned home, I found myself using UPI digital payments frequently for everyday spending. UPI (Unified Payments Interface) is a bank-to-bank payment system in India that has become ubiquitous for making payments by scanning QR codes or using phone numbers. It has enabled even…
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Bitcoin Swap Service Boltz Launches BTCPay Server Plugin For Lightning Payments
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today, Boltz Announced the launch of the Boltz BTCPay plugin, the first feature of its kind, in open beta. The plugin allows merchants using the BTCPay server to easily accept Bitcoin via Lightning before it is automatically exchanged and stored non-custodial on their account. Liquid network. Uses the “Nodeless” mode…
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Bitcoin Swap Service Boltz Launches BTCPay Server Plugin For Lightning Payments
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today, Boltz Announced the launch of the Boltz BTCPay plugin, the first feature of its kind, in open beta. The plugin allows merchants using the BTCPay server to easily accept Bitcoin via Lightning before it is automatically exchanged and stored non-custodial on their account. Liquid network. Uses the “Nodeless” mode…
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Alby Releases Alby Go, A Mobile App For Self-Custodial Bitcoin Lightning Payments
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Alby today announced the launch of Albie Joea mobile app available for iOS and Android that allows users to make self-custodial payments via their Lightning node. Users can connect the app to Lightning nodes and wallets including: Albi CenterUmbrel, Start9, LifPay and CoinOS to enable self-custodial payments via Lightning. The…
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Alby Releases Alby Go, A Mobile App For Self-Custodial Bitcoin Lightning Payments
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Alby today announced the launch of Albie Joea mobile app available for iOS and Android that allows users to make self-custodial payments via their Lightning node. Users can connect the app to Lightning nodes and wallets including: Albi CenterUmbrel, Start9, LifPay and CoinOS to enable self-custodial payments via Lightning. The…
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Building LNbits — the WordPress for Your Bitcoin Lightning Node — With Ben Arc
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Company Name: Ln Bates Founders: Ben Ark Date of establishment: Project: 2019 | Company: 2022 Headquarter Location: Fully remote working (most developers are based in Europe) Amount of Bitcoin in the vault: Not available Number of employees: 6 (+ “dozens of other developers”) Website: https://lnbits.com/ Public or private? private Five…
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Louisiana State Government Now Accepts Bitcoin Lightning As Payment
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Louisiana State Treasurer, John Fleming, M.D., has Advertise The state government has now announced that it will accept Bitcoin, Bitcoin Lightning, and US dollars as a valid form of payment for government services. The first cryptocurrency payment was made today to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Dr. Fleming…
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Louisiana State Government Now Accepts Bitcoin Lightning As Payment
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Louisiana State Treasurer, John Fleming, M.D., has Advertise The state government has now announced that it will accept Bitcoin, Bitcoin Lightning, and US dollars as a valid form of payment for government services. The first cryptocurrency payment was made today to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Dr. Fleming…
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Bitcoin and Crypto Exchange HTX To Integrate Lightning Network
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HTX, one of the largest Bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, It was announced Bitcoin Lightning Network will be integrated in partnership with Bitcoin IBEX. Breaking: Cryptocurrency exchange HTX integrates with Bitcoin #Bitcoin Lightning in his platform. HTX has over 45 million users ? pic.twitter.com/mc1HEORJic — Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine)…
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Bitcoin and Crypto Exchange HTX To Integrate Lightning Network
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HTX, one of the largest Bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, It was announced Bitcoin Lightning Network will be integrated in partnership with Bitcoin IBEX. Breaking: Cryptocurrency exchange HTX integrates with Bitcoin #Bitcoin Lightning in his platform. HTX has over 45 million users ? pic.twitter.com/mc1HEORJic — Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine)…
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Lightspark Introduces Instant Bitcoin Lightning Payments for U.S. Businesses with New Feature
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Lightspark, the leader in Bitcoin Lightning Network payments, It was announced Launching Lightspark Extend, a new solution that allows businesses to facilitate instant payments via Lightning for eligible account holders in the US. ? Now Available: Lightspark Extend connects Lightning to eligible US account holders in real-time. With Lightspark Extend,…
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Bitcoin Lightning Startup TMRW Raises $1.3 Million Funding
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Miami-based Bitcoin startup TMRW Bitcoin has raised $1.3 million in pre-seed funding to develop its social payments app powered by the Bitcoin Lightning Network. Maple in C The funding round was led by VC, and Bitcoin angel investors like Brad Mills joined the round. TMRW aims to leverage the speed…
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Assessing the Lightning Network’s Last-Mile Solutions
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Custodial Lightning has clearly achieved product market fit. Users benefit from instant Bitcoin payments and minimal fees, while custodians manage the complexities of channel and liquidity management. Major platforms like Coinbase, Cash App, Kraken, and Binance provide over 200 million users with direct access to Lightning payments. While the Lightning…
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People flee wildfire near Athens as it spreads ‘like lightning’ By Reuters
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Written by Angelos Tsatsis and Carolina Tagaris VARNAVAS, Greece/ATHENS (Reuters) – Residents fled their homes on Sunday as a fast-spreading wildfire outside Athens was ignited by hot, windy weather, burning trees, homes and cars and sending plumes of smoke over the Greek capital. More than 400 firefighters, backed by 16…
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Lightning Network In A Class Of Its Own At Bitcoin 2024 Conference
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I was asked repeatedly throughout this year’s Bitcoin 2024 conference to name the most notable thing about that moment—the signal amidst the noise. As I returned from Nashville, it occurred to me that each time, I was never able to answer the question satisfactorily. Partly because I simply couldn’t keep…
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Stablecoins Are Coming To Bitcoin’s Lightning Network
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The world of financial assets and altcoins has officially arrived in Bitcoin. And if it wasn’t already clear after the new series of protocols spawned by the Ordinals movement, launch Lightning Labs’ native Taproot Assets protocol feels like a dedication to this phenomenon. More than two years after the protocol…