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ForkLog 145 17.08.2022

What is a layer‑2 solution in blockchain?

What are layer‑2 (L2) solutions? How do they help scale Ethereum and Bitcoin? How do you move assets between layer 1 and layer 2, and back? Explained in cards.

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ForkLog 10 03.08.2022

Oxford City to Start Selling Tickets for Bitcoin

English football club Oxford City has entered into a partnership with cryptocurrency platform CoinCorner, under which it will begin accepting payment in Bitcoin.

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ForkLog 20 29.06.2022

Taproot support added to the LND Lightning client

Developers at Lightning Labs released a beta version of the LND client for the Lightning Network with support for some of the latest Bitcoin protocol improvements, including Taproot.

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ForkLog 7 30.05.2022

Lightning Network capacity surpasses 3,900 BTC

Since the start of 2022, the Lightning Network's capacity for microtransactions has grown by more than 15%, from 3,316 BTC to 3,915 BTC.

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ForkLog 45 25.05.2022

How SegWit, Lightning and Batching Lower Bitcoin Transaction Fees

ForkLog examined the reasons behind the significant decline in Bitcoin network fees.

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ForkLog 21 13.05.2022

David Marcus launches Lightning Network-focused startup

Former head of Meta's payments division, David Marcus, announced the launch of a new company Lightspark focused on expanding Bitcoin's use.

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ForkLog 13 08.04.2022

Robinhood expands crypto wallet testing and announces Lightning Network support

The online broker Robinhood expanded access to beta testing of its cryptocurrency wallet and said it plans to integrate the Lightning Network in the coming months.

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ForkLog 28 08.04.2022

Cash App adds auto-investing features for Bitcoin

Users of the Cash App from Block (formerly Square) gained the ability to automatically convert part of direct deposits into Bitcoin. The company announced this at Bitcoin 2022.

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ForkLog 13 08.04.2022

Shopify to integrate Lightning Network via Strike partnerships

Strike CEO Jack Mallers announced several partnerships for a Lightning Network-based payments app operator that would enable Bitcoin integration into US retail networks, according to Bitcoin Magazine.

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ForkLog 24 06.04.2022

Lightning Labs unveils protocol to issue stablecoins on the Lightning Network

The Lightning Labs team closed a $70 million Series B funding round. The proceeds will go toward developing the Taro protocol, which enables issuing assets, including stablecoins, on the Bitcoin network and using them in Lightning Network applications.

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ForkLog 10 18.03.2022

Arcane Research notes growth of the Lightning Network ecosystem

The Bitcoin Lightning Network (LN) ecosystem is growing faster than its capacity. Arcane Research analysts have noted this.

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ForkLog 20 02.02.2022

El Salvador relaunches the Chivo wallet

The government of El Salvador announced the integration of AlphaPoint's solution into the Chivo digital wallet and plans to deploy 1,500 crypto ATMs.

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