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The Lightning Network Is Like the Ship Of Theseus

Shinobi -
What is the Lightning Network? It is generally spoken about in analogies, metaphors or direct explanations of purpose.  “It’s the checking account, versus on-chain as...
MARKETS

Lightning Network Proves More Efficient Than Credit Card Processors

Dylan Leclair -
Comparing Bitcoin’s Lightning Network to legacy credit card processing makes it clear that Lightning settles payments much more efficiently and affordably.
TECHNICAL

Bitcoin Developers Propose Hierarchical Channels To Boost Lightning Network Scalability

BtcCasey -
With hierarchical channels, Lightning may overcome its scalability limitations by enabling quick and flexible off-chain resizing of channels.
BUSINESS

Jack Dorsey’s TBD Announces New Bitcoin Lightning Service Provider C=

BtcCasey -
Lightning node operators can connect to TBD and Block’s new Lightning infrastructure starting today.
TECHNICAL

Can Antoine Riard’s Lightning Network Proposal Mitigate Channel Jamming Attacks?

Shinobi -
A protocol proposal from Antoine Riard seeks to mitigate Lightning Network channel jamming attacks with a Chaumian ecash token.
TECHNICAL

Is Channel Jamming A Threat To Bitcoin’s Lightning Network?

Shinobi -
Channel jamming has emerged as a potential attack vector for Bitcoin’s Lightning Network. But does it pose a real threat?
TECHNICAL

Lightning Network May Have A Channel Jamming Problem

Marty Bent -
Developers are working out ways to brainstorm potential problems and test their solutions for certain shortcomings of the Lightning Network.
TECHNICAL

A Few Ways We Can Upgrade Lightning Network Payment Routing

Shinobi -
In order to develop into a protocol usable by the entire world, certain scaling improvements for Lightning need to be considered.
TECHNICAL

A Neural Network Is Developing Between Bitcoin Lightning Network Nodes

Marty Bent -
The topography that is emerging on the Lightning Network seems to be mimicking many things we find in nature.
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