Lightning Labs

This week in the Lightning Network brings Zap’s first fully operational version, Lightning Labs’ new LND release and Casa’s sat-stacking mobile app.

Elizabeth Stark is the cofounder and CEO of Lightning Labs, the California-based startup spearheading development of the lnd Lightning implementation.

Lightning Labs is bringing their Lightning wallet to mobile with the launch of their iOS and Android apps.

Watchtowers, a new technical feature from Lightning Labs, will keep an eye on Lightning Network channels and potential bad actors.

To make managing liquidity as efficient as possible, Lightning Labs has developed a proposal called “Hyperloop," a concept that aggregates swaps so that individual transactions don’t occur on-chain with individualized signatures and outputs.

Lightning Labs has released an alpha version of its Lightning Network wallet. The desktop application is now compatible with Bitcoin’s mainnet and it leverages Neutrino to give users a lightweight option to control their own funds.

Bolt-A-Thon, a virtual Lightning Network hackathon and conference kicks off today to help gather contributors from all over the world and propel Bitcoin’s vital Layer 2 solution.

Lightning Labs just released the alpha version of a new protocol called Lightning Loop, designed to give users the ability to deposit and withdraw bitcoin from their payment channels without closing these channels entirely.

Where 2017’s dizzying price highs embedded “hodl” into the public consciousness, 2018 was the year in which “buidl" became a trend in the crypto-industry — and Bitcoin was no exception.

An alpha version of the new Lightning desktop app has been released. The application includes a redesigned and optimized backend for light clients, as well as a simplified interface for users with little to no cryptocurrency experience.