NFL star converts half of salary to Bitcoin via Lightning Network
NFL star Russell Okung began automatically converting half of his $13 million annual salary into Bitcoin, using Zap's Strike service.
NFL star converts half of salary to Bitcoin via Lightning Network
NFL star Russell Okung began automatically converting half of his $13 million annual salary into Bitcoin, using Zap's Strike service.
Kraken to add Lightning Network support
Kraken, the popular Bitcoin exchange, announced plans to support the Lightning Network in 2021.
Lightning Labs launches Lightning Pool liquidity marketplace
Lightning Labs developers unveiled a non-custodial peer-to-peer marketplace designed to address the liquidity shortage on the Lightning Network.
ACINQ adds offline payment receiving to Phoenix Lightning wallet
The ACINQ team unveiled an update to the non-custodial Lightning wallet Phoenix. The new version enables the mobile app to operate in offline mode.
Report: Bitcoin transaction volume rose 25% in Q3
In the third quarter, Bitcoin transaction volume rose 25% from the previous period. The value transferred on the blockchain rose from $180 billion to $225 billion, according to The Block.
LND Lightning Network operators urged to update urgently over vulnerability
The Lightning Labs team urged the community to upgrade to the latest LND client version for the Lightning Network due to the discovered vulnerability.
Lightning Network vulnerability could allow bitcoins to be withdrawn from circulation
The introduction of Wumbo channels to the Lightning Network created a new vulnerability. This drew the attention of Joost Jager, a developer working on Bitcoin scalability solutions.
Bitfinex expands Bitcoin transfers via Lightning Network’s Wumbo channels
The Bitfinex exchange has added support for Wumbo payment channels on the Lightning Network to facilitate deposits and withdrawals of bitcoin.
Bitfinex backs Lightning Network-based Bitcoin derivatives exchange LN Markets
The LN Markets cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, built on Bitcoin's second-layer protocol Lightning Network (LN), announced the closing of a pre-seed funding round with participants Bitfinex, Fulgur Ventures and Arcane Crypto.
Value of bitcoins locked in the Lightning Network hits a new high.
The total value of bitcoins in the second-layer Lightning Network (LN) has reached a new all-time high of $12.4 million, according to CoinDesk.
New LND client version lifts transfer limit on the Lightning Network
Lightning Labs developers have introduced the beta version of the LND client v0.11, enabling larger Bitcoin transactions on the Lightning Network’s second layer.
Blockstream’s Christian Decker: It’s Really Hard to Inject Usefulness Into Proof-Of-Work
Lightning Network, a second layer payment protocol, can mean a lot to Bitcoin and other blockchain-based systems. It is hailed as a solution to scalability problems and a way to make crypto payments ubiquitous, but the tech isn’t quite mature enough to handle all that.We use cookies to improve the quality of our service.
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