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Lightning Labs has managed to raise $10 million in a Series A funding that is meant to help the company launch the first merchants’ service for Bitcoin (BTC) payments. The round was led by Craft Ventures. origin »
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The online publishing platform is enabling its independent publishers to accept crypto payments from… The post Substack now accepts Bitcoin payments on the Lightning Network appeared first on Coin Journal.
2021-8-24 11:59 | |
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Lightning Network [LN], the micropayment protocol that was essentially created to enable instant, low-cost Bitcoin transactions, is all set to make multi-path payments interoperable. According to a reThe post Lightning Network will be handling large Bitcoin payments soon appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-12-14 02:30 | |
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The first week of Lightning Network support at cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex, has seen more than 800 transactions make use the Bitcoin payments layer. The company’s Chief Technical Officer Paolo Ardoino says customers have deposited more than seven Bitcoin (~$52,000) to the exchange since it added Lightning payments.
2019-12-10 23:00 | |
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A press release on December 4th highlighted the services one could leverage from participating within the Bitfinex and Bitrefill ecosystem. Notably was the number of services available; Bitrefill’s crypto gift cards come with an option of over 2000 catalogs.
2019-12-6 01:51 | |
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After a year of controversy and negative press over the Tether fiasco, Bitfinex recently became the first crypto-exchange to introduce the Lightning Network to facilitate faster Bitcoin payments in thThe post Bitrefill CTO claims LN's slow growth not an issue for Bitcoin appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-12-5 15:30 | |
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It is better late than never. Bitcoin's Lightning Network, a 2nd layer off-chain transaction network to facilitate faster payments, received its first significant adoption news from a major exchangThe post Bitfinex CTO claims Lightning is key to solving Bitcoin's scalability issues appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-12-3 14:15 | |
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Bitfinex: Lightning Network forms first of two major upgrades
2019-12-4 11:17 | |
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Lightning Network, Bitcoin's second-layer payment protocol that promised instant payments, scalability, and low transaction fees, was one of the topics discussed by John Carvalho, COO of Bitrefill, inThe post Bitcoin's LN helps build 'infrastructure for a circular economy' appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-11-24 15:30 | |
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In a recent interview, crypto-proponent Andreas Antonopoulos highlighted some of the traits that allow cryptocurrencies to stand out. The entrepreneur started the discussion by stating how the existinThe post Lightning Network allows integration with protocols unrelated to payments: Antonopoulos appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-11-21 10:30 | |
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Bitcoin's lightning network might have a use case beyond faster and more scalable payments, thanks to an experimental version called Whatsat.
2019-11-9 12:50 | |
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After over a good year of work, the team of Stakenet is entering phase 2. 0 of development to build its vision of combining Lightning Network and Masternodes into a global blockchain for decentralized apps.
2019-11-6 16:11 | |
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After over a good year of work, the team of Stakenet is entering phase 2. 0 of development to build its vision of combining Lightning Network and Masternodes into a global blockchain for decentralized apps.
2019-11-5 16:11 | |
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Moon, a startup with only three people, was able to create a new browser extension that will certainly be very helpful to people. According to the announcement made by the company, the new extension will let people use Bitcoin (BTC), Litecoin (LTC), Ethereum (ETH) using the Lightning Network to make payments on Amazon. The service, […]
2019-10-22 01:49 | |
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As the Bitcoin Lightning Network evolves and becomes something bigger than it was before, several developers are discussing its future at the Lightning Conference, which is happening in Berlin right now.
2019-10-22 01:03 | |
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You may have heard of Fortnite. It is the most famous video game in the world right now, so it is not surprising that people are starting to apply the blockchain technology to it. Satoshis Games has recently announced that it is developing a new game called Lightnite, which is said to be similar to […]
2019-10-22 00:42 | |
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Any new form of technology is prone to bugs and hacks. That situation is no different in the cryptocurrency industry today. The Lightning Network, a layer-two scaling solution for cheaper and faster payments, can be subjected to an attack.
2019-10-22 20:45 | |
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A new denial-of-service attack could slow down or completely stop bitcoin payments over the lightning network.
2019-10-21 11:00 | |
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ACINQ, a Bitcoin Lightning developer based in France, has recently showcased, via Twitter, its second generation of Lightning Network wallets. According to the announcement, these wallets are set to be much more user-friendly than the previous ones and have a lot of new functions.
2019-10-18 20:31 | |
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В марте 2019 года разработчики популярного биткоин-кошелька Electrum сообщили о том, что занимаются тестированием своей реализации Lightning Network. Вчера в Твиттере Electrum появилось сообщение о том, что следующий релиз кошелька (4.
2019-10-16 13:42 | |
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Electrum, a popular Bitcoin wallet, is set to support the famous Bitcoin Lightning Network (LN) soon, the company recently revealed via social media. After the next release of the wallet, the integration with the LN will be made.
2019-10-14 22:28 | |
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Electrum, one of the most popular Bitcoin wallets, announced that its next release will support Lightning payments. The company said that it had written its own lightning node implementation and merged it with Electrum’s master branch, but did not provide an ETA for the new upgrade.
2019-10-14 21:21 | |
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Протокол Lightning Network будет внедрен в популярный биткоин-кошелек Electrum уже в следующем релизе. Как говорится в сегодняшнем сообщении представителей проекта, собственная имплементация Lightning-ноды уже слита с основной ветвью разработки.
2019-10-15 19:17 | |
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Протокол Lightning Network будет внедрен в популярный биткоин-кошелек Electrum уже в следующем релизе. Как говорится в сегодняшнем сообщении представителей проекта, собственная имплементация Lightning-ноды уже слита с основной ветвью разработки.
2019-10-15 16:02 | |
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The Lightning Conference, an event focusing on the Bitcoin micro payments scaling solution, Lightning Network, has just announced a novel way to help showcase the power of the technology. The ever-important fuel of all crypto conferences, hot, steaming coffee, will be available for a single satoshi, paid via the Lightning Network, at the Berlin event.
2019-10-8 23:00 | |
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Bitcoin Lightning network may note another boost as Zap Wallet developers announced a new service to ease the process of using Lightning. Defined as a standalone component and complementary to Zap wallet, Olympus would allow users to settle payments through fiat in crypto using Lightning payments and in just seconds, announced Jack Maller, the founder […] The post Bitcoin Lightning network adoption may soar with Zap wallet’s new Olympus component appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-10-6 21:40 | |
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Recently, Blockstream CSO Samson Mow spoke at the Upbit Developer Conference 2019 about Liquid and creating Lightning networks for any asset issued on Liquid. Mow started by hyping the new and advanced technologies that are coming to Bitcoin for the improvement of its scaling issues.
2019-10-2 17:30 | |
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Bitrefill, a crypto-centered service provider that offers mobile prepaid refills and over 750 gift cards which can be paid in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dash, dogecoin, litecoin and lightning payments across 170+ countries.
2019-9-29 21:02 | |
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Lightning Labs has confirmed that a major vulnerability in the Lightning Network has been exploited ‘in the wild. ’ The peer-to-peer payment network is meant to provide fast and inexpensive Bitcoin payments, but as the bug incident demonstrates, it may not yet be ready for serious payments.
2019-9-15 22:05 | |
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Tippin, a Twitter tipping service which makes use of the lightning Network for micro Bitcoin payments announced the launch of its services for both iOS and Android devices. Tippin will be launching an alpha Android version for public testing later this week, along with a promise that the iOS version will be launched “soon” The […] The post Tippin.
2019-9-2 20:00 | |
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By CCN Markets: Usage of Bitcoin’s Lightning Network underwent a sizeable decline in 2019. According to data from BitcoinVisuals, 23% of Lightning Network payment channels closed down in the past five months alone.
2019-9-2 18:52 | |
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The e-commerce platform Shopify has partnered with OpenNode to enable Lightning Network payments for its more than 500,000 merchants. The post Shopify Merchants Can Now Accept Lightning Network Payments With OpenNode appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine.
2019-9-6 21:28 | |
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Lambos, cool watches, hotel bookings, all sorts of game related services, boats, shops, and a lot more is on offer in return for dogecoin. Yes, the meme currency is still... The post Businesses Accept Dogecoin More Than Lightning Network Payments appeared first on Trustnodes.
2019-8-26 17:38 | |
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Bitcoin developers and engineers are continually making improvements to solve critical issues such as scalability and transaction costs. As a result of that, innovations such as SegWit, Lightning Network, and Atomic Multi-Path Payments over Lightning are already in place.
2019-8-22 16:20 | |
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Samson Mow, the CSO of Blockstream, has recently affirmed that the Lightning Network solves one of the major problems of the Bitcoin network on a recent interview. According to him, the whole idea behind BTC is not really to be a currency to be used in everyday activities. The way he sees BTC, it is […]
2019-8-17 23:35 | |
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“Lightning fast” may eventually be a trademarked term for some crypto payments company or another, but “Bitcoin Jesus” Roger Ver used the phrase to hard-troll fans of the Lightning Network.
2019-8-9 17:26 | |
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"Lightning fast" may eventually be a trademarked term for some crypto payments company or another, but "Bitcoin Jesus" Roger Ver used the phrase to hard-troll fans of the Lightning Network. Guerilla Marketing by Bitcoin's Favorite Jesus Turned Judas Saying "Bitcoin Cash is lightning fast" and posting a video where a transaction is "completed" within 15 […] The post 'Bitcoin Jesus' Roger Ver Epically Trolls Lightning Shills appeared first on CCN Markets
2019-8-8 17:26 | |
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You may have heard of the Fold app, which is a crypto payments feature launched in February for buying Dominos pizzas using the lightning network. Well now, Fold is now providing cash-back rewards in the form of the king cryptocurrency to consumers who use the mobile app for buying goods and services through Amazon, Uber, […]
2019-7-31 22:26 | |
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The Lightning Network is pivotal to Bitcoin’s future, and many businesses are finding new ways to get onboard. In the latest spark for adoption, payments service FastBitcoins has teamed up with Sativa Store, an Estonian coffee shop and CBD retailer.
2019-7-30 22:17 | |
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The lightning network, seen as the future of bitcoin payments, is now a bit easier to monitor. This Wednesday, Lightning Labs released a new network analysis tool dubbed “Lndmon” that bitcoin lightning network users can use to pull up data about the state of their node and the rest of the network. The offering features […]
2019-7-27 15:20 | |
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Blockstream announced the v0. 7. 1 release of C-lightning. This version is one of the several technological improvements intended to make Bitcoin lightning network transactions cheaper, faster, and safer.
2019-7-18 08:39 | |
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Foldapp, a platform that enables users to spend their bitcoin (BTC) at various retail stores in the United States, including Starbucks, has added support for the Lightning Network, Bitcoin’s Layer-two scaling solution.
2019-7-12 23:00 | |
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The Lightning Network is often touted as the solution to Bitcoin’s scaling challenges and has shown tremendous growth with total channel capacity for the off-chain payments network reaching 1100 BTC in early May, just over a year since it began operation.
2019-7-7 19:00 | |
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Electrum Wallet, a popular wallet service, has recently announced to the world that it would start to support the Bitcoin Lightning Network. The founder of the company, Thomas Voegtlin, talked to the crypto media during a blockchain in Odessa, Ukraine, and affirmed that the launch of this new feature is very close now. According to […]
2019-7-6 01:14 | |
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Casa’s newly launched mobile app just made it easier for cypherpunks to run their respective lightning nodes. Revolutionizing how ‘paying with crypto’ on the go really means, the new Sats app is a step from all the other similar apps, thanks to the built-in noncustodial wallet. The app, launched today, comes complete with a host […]
2019-7-3 21:56 | |
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Gab has made a bid to seal $10 million in a Series A crowdfunding round that will enable it to decentralize its infrastructure and integrate bitcoin and Lightning Network payments
2019-7-4 15:44 | |
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Liquid Network users can now send and receive bitcoin micropayments via the c-lightning implementation of the Lightning Network (LN). “Lightning on Bitcoin on Liquid” According to a tutorial published by Blockstream developer “grubles” via Medium on Tuesday (July 2, 2019), LN users can now create bitcoin Lightning payment channels using c-lightning.
2019-7-3 15:36 | |
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Lightning Labs has taken one step closer to bringing Lightning Network payments to mobile with the launch of the Lightning App for iOS and Android in alpha on the Bitcoin main net. It follows the recent launch of the Lightning App on desktop, bringing the total number of operating systems supported by the program to.
2019-6-20 02:00 | |
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LightningNetworkStores. com developing bitcoin lightning network store repository - CryptoNinjas LightningNetworkStores. com aims to accelerate the adoption of lightning network payments by exposing the best places to spend bitcoin through lightning.
2019-6-20 01:59 | |
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With the introduction of Joule Allowances, the Bitcoin network takes one step closer to achieving its potential for automated micropayments and ‘streaming money. ’ Joule Allowances Enables BTC Auto-Micropayments Since its inception, Bitcoin has been trying to live up to its promise of being an enabler of frequent, low-value, instant payments.
2019-6-19 02:00 | |
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Lightning Network is a Bitcoin blockchain layer-2 solution. Blockchain scalability is mostly dependent on layer-2 solutions. Because Lightning Network is associated with Bitcoin (BTC) and can contribute utility value to the chain, it is one of the most important layer-2…
New research from River Intelligence reveals that Bitcoin is currently in the early stages of adoption, suggesting that the big things are yet to come. For instance, River outlines that the current Bitcoin adoption level is comparable to that of…
Cash App is ending its Bitcoin transfer by user tags feature months after federal investigations into Block’s compliance practices, sparking concerns about the app’s ability to handle risks. Cash App, a popular mobile app known for peer-to-peer payments, investing, and…
Bitso, a leading crypto exchange in Latin America, has rolled out Lightning Network support for 100% of its users. On Nov. 12, the Lightspark team posted on X that the South American crypto exchange Bitso has now added support for…
As the market continues to mature, Bitcoin’s integration into the DeFi ecosystem will accelerate at a pace that will leave its competitors scrambling to catch up.
The company revealed that its also running Bitcoin and Lightning network nodes.
US-based crypto exchange Coinbase is finally integrating Bitcoin Lightning network after several promises by the exchange CEO Brian Armstrong. In an April 3 statement, Lightspark, a lightning network-based payment infrastructure provider, revealed that it was selected by the crypto exchange to facilitate the integration of Bitcoin Lightning Network.