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The State Of Lightning Network Adoption

Dylan Leclair And Sam Rule -
Lightning has seen major growth as Bitcoin’s medium of exchange scaling solution, but is still in its infancy stage as companies build on top of the protocol.
TECHNICAL

Core Lightning: How Blockstream’s Implementation Rebrand Speaks To Its Long-Term Vision For Bitcoin

Namcios -
Now called Core Lightning, Blockstream’s Lightning Network implementation seeks to be Bitcoin’s interoperable, specification-focused standard.
TECHNICAL

What Implementation of Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Should You Pick?

Namcios -
A cohort of Lightning developers held a roundtable discussion at Bitcoin 2022 on the differences between node options available to users.
BUSINESS

Building Companies That Improve Lightning Network Liquidity

Craig Deutsch -
More companies are developing services to make the Lightning Network more accessible for users, such as providing liquidity and operating nodes.
TECHNICAL

Explaining Basis Of Lightning Technology (BOLT) 12

Bitcoin Magazine -
Explaining Lightning Network specification BOLT 12 and how it works with the Bitcoin Layer 2 protocol.
TECHNICAL

First-Ever Dual-Funded Mainnet Lightning Channel Opened

Namcios -
The world’s first dual-funded Lightning channel has been opened, bringing more features to the network while reducing fees.
BUSINESS

Spark, a New GUI Lightning Wallet for Bitcoin, Now Available for Download

Nick Marinoff -
Spark is a web-based GUI wallet with built-in Electrum software designed for speed, safety and simplicity that utilizes Blockstream’s Lightning implementation c-lightning as its backend.
TECHNICAL

Not a Month Into Beta, Lightning Applications Continue to Grow

Aaron Van Wirdum And Colin Harper -
Just as smart contracts brought DApps to Ethereum’s network, the Lightning Network is primed to bring a host of Lightning apps to Bitcoin.
TECHNICAL

Blockstream Releases Lightning Charge, Launches Test E-Commerce Store

Giulio Prisco -
Following the release of the first Bitcoin Lightning Network white paper, published in February 2015, developers have been working on Lightning Network implementations to...
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