{"id":80483,"date":"2023-06-20T13:03:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T10:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=80483"},"modified":"2025-09-11T17:16:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T14:16:06","slug":"binance-launches-new-lightning-network-nodes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/binance-launches-new-lightning-network-nodes\/","title":{"rendered":"Binance launches new Lightning Network nodes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The cryptocurrency exchange Binance said it is preparing to integrate the Bitcoin <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/lightning-network-faster-cheaper-bitcoin-transactions\">Lightning Network<\/a> (LN), a micropayment network, for deposits and withdrawals.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Binance?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Binance<\/a> is working to integrate the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoin?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bitcoin<\/a> Lightning Network for deposits and withdrawals. <\/p>\n<p>Some eagle-eyed users spotted our new lightning nodes recently. Yes \u2014 that&#8217;s us! <\/p>\n<p>However, there&#8217;s still more tech work to be done. We&#8217;ll update once Lightning is fully integrated. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N0oN8561sN\">https:\/\/t.co\/N0oN8561sN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Binance (@binance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/binance\/status\/1671042638592589826?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cSome eagle-eyed users recently noticed our new Lightning nodes. Yes \u2014 that&#8217;s us! However, there&#8217;s still a lot of technical work ahead. We will inform you as soon as LN is fully integrated,\u201d said platform representatives.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Binance first <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/binance-to-integrate-lightning-network-after-bitcoin-withdrawals-were-suspended\">stated plans to integrate<\/a> in May after an internal outage caused by congestion on the Bitcoin network. To prevent similar situations in the future, the exchange team began work on enabling withdrawals of the first cryptocurrency via the Lightning Network.<\/p>\n<p>Some competing trading platforms \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/bitfinex-expands-bitcoin-transfers-via-lightning-networks-wumbo-channels\">Bitfinex<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/kraken-to-add-lightning-network-support\">Kraken<\/a> \u2014 have already added support for the micropayment network.<\/p>\n<p>According to data from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lookintobitcoin.com\/charts\/lightning-network-capacity\/\">LookIntoBitcoin<\/a>, the Lightning Network capacity has risen over the past year. At the time of writing the metric stood at $145.3 million or 5,410 BTC. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Look-Into-Bitcoin-Lightning-Capacity-1024x682.png\" alt=\"Look-Into-Bitcoin-Lightning-Capacity\" class=\"wp-image-209691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Look-Into-Bitcoin-Lightning-Capacity-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Look-Into-Bitcoin-Lightning-Capacity-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Look-Into-Bitcoin-Lightning-Capacity-768x511.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Look-Into-Bitcoin-Lightning-Capacity.png 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lightning Network capacity. Data: LookIntoBitcoin. <br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In June, Binance&#8217;s mining pool unveiled a <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/binance-offers-vip-users-a-transaction-accelerator\">transaction acceleration service<\/a> for VIP traders.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/coinbase-chief-pledges-to-integrate-lightning-network\">promised to integrate Lightning Network<\/a> \u201cin some capacity.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The cryptocurrency exchange Binance said it is preparing to integrate the Bitcoin {{AOPEN_1}}Lightning Network{{ACLOSE_1}} (LN), a micropayment network, for deposits and withdrawals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":80484,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[744,325],"class_list":["post-80483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-binance","tag-lightning-network"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"20","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80483"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80483\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80485,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80483\/revisions\/80485"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}