2020-8-4 21:47 |
With a sly poke at Warren Buffet's comment that Bitcoin is "rat poison squared," c-lightning developers' latest release adds some key new Lightning features. origin »
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In its latest major release, Electrum now supports a number of innovations that could make using Lightning more secure and less bumpy for users.
2020-7-11 19:42 | |
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With paywall systems for a whole bevy of assets, crypto payments could revolutionize the media industry – if demand actually matched supply.
2020-4-1 22:50 | |
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Lightning Labs, the developer of the Lightning Network, recently tweeted that the company is announcing a $10 million Series A funding round, while also launching the beta of the Lightning Loop, a paiThe post Bitcoin adoption on global scale beckons with latest LN update appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-2-7 01:30 | |
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Bitcoin’s Lightning Network is quickly improving in terms of usability. Lightning Labs released a beta version of “Loop,” settlement software that makes interacting with the network easier.
2020-2-6 22:01 | |
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Bitfinex has launched the latest version 3.27.0 of its mobile app for both iOS and Android devices. This new version of the Bitfinex mobile app now comes with Lightning Network deposits. This second layer on the Bitcoin network allows for cheaper and instant transactions that are otherwise not possible with the network. This feature is […]
2020-2-5 20:46 | |
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Jack Dorsey has just received the second Lightning Torch. Controversy surrounds this latest pass since the Twitter CEO and outspoken Bitcoin fan did not request the Torch from the sender. A year after the original version, the Lightning Trust Chain is running again.
2020-2-4 19:13 | |
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In the latest part of their ‘Lightning Network’ series, BitMEX Research looked into data concerning its growth, usage and size, revealing statistics regarding private channels, “which are not noThe post BitMEX research claims lightning network usage higher than expected appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-1-14 19:30 | |
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With its latest "major release," bitcoin tech startup Blockstream said its c-lightning software team is the first to release a working version of "multi-part payments."
2019-12-22 14:35 | |
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The latest version of Lightning Network, v0. 8. 0 “Blockchain Good, Orange Coin Bad” has been released. Last week, Blockstream announced that this latest release will allow sending larger payments across the Lightning Network.
2019-12-17 17:06 | |
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DEX startup Radar Relay is offering token users a way to pay lightning invoices with bitcoin, thanks to back-end market makers.
2019-11-5 21:00 | |
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The Lightning Network has long been touted by its proponents as a speedy, low-cost solution to Bitcoin’s scaling issues. A series of security scares and UX issues have called that vision into question however.
2019-10-24 14:24 | |
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The Lightning Network has long been touted by its proponents as a speedy, low-cost solution to Bitcoin’s scaling issues. A series of security scares and UX issues have called that vision into question however.
2019-10-24 14:24 | |
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Lightning Network developers have identified a vulnerability that could leave the funds of users at risk. Lightning Labs recommends that all users immediately upgrade to the latest implementation of the Lightning Node software, in which the weakness has been patched.
2019-9-29 16:20 | |
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BlueWallet bitcoin/lightning app now allows users to connect to own nodes - CryptoNinjas The team of BlueWallet, a bitcoin and lightning capable wallet app for iOS and Android, recently rolled out its latest releases with some great new features worth knowing about.
2019-9-5 21:12 | |
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Disney today released footage from the upcoming Star Wars film, The Rise of Skywalker, from this weekend’s D23 convention, and the internet is afire for it. Granted, the Star Wars franchise rouses several generations of fanpeople like no franchise on earth — and given the trailer begins with a sizzle reel of major events from the previous two trilogies, it’s likely Disney is deliberately trying to tickle that nostalgic nerve.
2019-8-27 21:20 | |
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TRON announced the latest release of its side chain solution—Sun Network. The upgrade promises “unlimited scaling capacity,” similar to the optimism around Lightning Network for Bitcoin. Yet, the data suggests these bold claims could be more marketing-speak than anything else.
2019-8-16 00:19 | |
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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 cryptocurrency space witnessed a growing curiosity among retail giants this year. Interestingly, there have been a growing number of firms seeking to build a channel between the crypto world and the e-commerce field.
2019-7-11 14:30 | |
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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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The latest Bitcoin [BTC] bullish wave saw many analysts in the crypto-sphere crediting the growing Lightning Network [LN] adoption. The payment protocol for the crypto transactions faced much criticism and some fork coin enthusiasts even alleged that the tech was “riddled with inconsistencies”.
2019-5-18 17:30 | |
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Microsoft is leveraging blockchain technology to create a trustless digital identity scheme, but its not launching a token or building a private blockchain to do so.
2019-5-13 18:34 | |
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The Bitcoin layer 2 scalability solution, Lightning Network, despite being in its formative stage has gained massive traction, especially in 2019. Hodlonaut’s LN Torch initiative contributed immensely to this popularity, unifying Bitcoin proponents from across the world, while also prompting skeptics to explore the technology.
2019-4-30 20:00 | |
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Bitcoin [BTC] and its varied applications have grabbed headlines in the crypto-verse for quite some time now with scalability and speed of transactions being the key focus points. In his latest video, Andreas Antonopoulos, the author of Mastering Bitcoin and a famous BTC proponent, spoke about the running parameters and the testing on one such […] The post Bitcoin [BTC] Lightning network is doing spectacularly well, claims Andreas Antonopoulos appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-4-30 19:30 | |
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Over the course of the past few weeks, the debate surrounding LN’s scaling potential has come to the forefront once again. While many have argued that the Lightning Network’s intrinsic framework is flawed and ridden with loopholes, recent data seems to suggest that the network has continued to grow and that its capacity is currently […]
2019-4-24 19:08 | |
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Lightning Labs has recently announced the latest release of Ind v0. 6 Beta that includes many items developed after community feedback. At the same time, these improvements will address some of the issues experienced by developers that were working on the Lightning Network over the last months.
2019-4-18 01:36 | |
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The Bitcoin [BTC] Lightning Network has taken the entire cryptoverse by storm with a lot of the promise of faster and safer transactions. The latest update from the Lightning Network Daemon informed users of the launch of the lnd v0.
2019-4-18 21:31 | |
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Earlier today, the global crypto industry took yet another step in the right direction when former Miss Universe (Finland) 2015, Rosa-Maria Ryyti, became the latest recipient of the much-talked about ‘BTC Lightning Torch’.
2019-4-9 18:14 | |
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Litecoin creator and Managing Director of the Litecoin Foundation, Charlie Lee became the latest figure in the cryptosphere to hold the Lightning torch. Litecoin. com announced the development on its official Twitter handle, According to the post by Litecoin.
2019-3-31 01:30 | |
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According to latest reports, Bitcoin Lightning Network’s payment platform, OpenNode, announced a plug-in for Shopify merchants. In a blog post, OpenNode mentioned a processing fee of 1% for every Bitcoin transaction, instantly leveraging the Lightning Network for Shopify merchants.
2019-3-29 19:30 | |
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Booted from India in a crypto banking crackdown, Zebpay is the latest exchange to use the lightning network to attract users.
2019-3-27 18:00 | |
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As made easily apparent by a mass of recent developments, like Vitalik Buterin’s latest topical update on Ethereum, Samsung’s consumer-facing crypto solution, and the swelling Bitcoin Lightning Network, now is the perfect time for industry stakeholders to bear down, test, and post stellar results.
2019-3-21 15:03 | |
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Lightning Labs, one of the major contributors to the Lightning Network, has announced the alpha launch of a new feature coming to the second layer micro-payments solution on top of the Bitcoin network.
2019-3-21 00:00 | |
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Bitfury’s latest partnership for Lightning Network payments is U.S. payments aggregator startup HadePay
2019-3-15 12:46 | |
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Veteran cryptographer and Segregated Witness (SegWit) inventor Pieter Wuille has become the latest high-profile figure to participate in the Bitcoin Lightning Network’s Lightning torch event. ‘We Wouldn’t Be Here Without You’ Wuille, whom many regard as instrumental in Bitcoin’s success, saw considerable positive feedback as he ‘took’ the Lightning Network (LN) Torch — a gesture which has gained significant prestige since it launched in January.
2019-3-7 02:00 | |
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Bitcoin has always had a scalability problem. While this cryptocurrency wants to become the worldwide money of tomorrow, it currently doesn’t have the technical prowess to do so. For the entire world to be able to use Bitcoin for their everyday payments and other financial activities, Bitcoin’s blockchain will need to be able to handle […] The post What are Watchtowers and How Do They Work? Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Latest Development appeared first on CaptainAltcoin.
2019-3-4 17:53 | |
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Lightning Network Ready To Take Bitcoin In Over 250 Grocery Stores via Kruger Bitcoin community is not letting go of any chance that could push Bitcoin adoption further. As per the latest developments soon Bitcoin can start being accepted at local grocery stores of Kruger. Kroger Expands Ban On Visa Credit Cards Due To High […]
2019-3-2 20:19 | |
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Cryptocurrency industry figures were celebrating a tech innovation of a different kind this week after the Bitcoin network transmitted what many are calling the first space meme. A Meme To ‘Go Down In History’ The latest first to come from Bitcoin development company Blockstream’s Satellite network, an unknown source sent the developer known as grubles an encrypted Pepe meme via the Lightning Network-powered setup.
2019-3-1 12:00 | |
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The latest big names to join the bitcoin payments experiment are financial giant Fidelity Investments and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman.
2019-2-27 18:00 | |
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Decentralized payment processing service BTCPay Server announced a new service available through their platform on February 22, 2019: a way to request payments by simply sharing a URL, thereby streamlining many of the model’s existing hangups.
2019-2-27 23:26 | |
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On Feb. 22, bitcoiners rejoiced when the financial banking giant Fidelity was handed the ‘Lightning torch’ as the Lightning Network’s social experiment was passed on to its latest bearer. Then, two days later, the new Lightning torch holder made the decision to exclude passing it on to a cryptocurrency executive from Iran because of U.
2019-2-26 21:20 | |
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In the latest episode of Let’s Talk Bitcoin, Andreas Antonopoulos spoke about the second layer payment technology solution, Lightning network. He especially dived into the topic of splining which he deemed as the “most powerful and underappreciated feature.
2019-2-26 18:36 | |
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The Lightning Torch found a new home on February 22, 2019, when it was passed to Fidelity Investments, who then gave it to the Harvard School Blockchain & Crypto Club. Pass the Torch Fidelity Investments has become the latest in the line of Lightning Network members to be passed the Lighting Torch.
2019-2-26 21:00 | |
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Just over 24 hours back, Fidelity Digital Assets released a tweet stating that it had successfully handed the ‘Lightning Torch’ to Harvard Business School’s (HBS) Blockchain and Crypto Club. To be a bit more specific, a spokesperson for Fidelity claims that the ‘Torch’ — which is essentially a steadily increasing amount of BTC that is […]
2019-2-24 19:10 | |
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The latest Lightning app is supposed to be about bolstering crypto adoption, by highlighting the simplicity of Bitcoin’s second-layer payments network. Instead, it brought attention to the fact that the infrastructure for decentralized micropayments still has a long way to go.
2019-2-22 21:42 | |
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A new consumer app enabling anyone in the US to order pizza using Bitcoin via the Lightning Network launched last week. LN Pizza ‘Spurs Awareness And Adoption’ Lightning Pizza, the latest offering from San Francisco-based Bitcoin payment app Fold, claims to be the “first Nation-wide retail service powered by lightning payments meant to spread utility and spur awareness and adoption.
2019-2-14 19:00 | |
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New Lightning Network Code Release Trolls Community With “Block Size Increase” Update If you do follow crypto news, you have probably heard about two things: block size fights and the Lightning Network.
2019-2-9 23:31 | |
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The latest code version for the lightning network, often trumpeted as the future of bitcoin payments, includes a "block size increase."
2019-2-8 11:00 | |
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CoinSpeaker Bitcoin’s Lightning Torch Moves Through 37 Countries, Twitter CEO the Latest to Take It Bitcoin's Lightning Torch experiment has amassed over 140 participants from 37 countries with several popular global figures endorsing it.
2019-2-6 12:45 | |
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Latest participant in Olympic flame style transaction relay on the Lightning Network is Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey
2019-2-7 11:03 | |
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