Lightning network

Some of the company's laser-eyed employees wanted their salaries in Bitcoin. It was easier than expected.

Polymarket has enabled instant self-custodial Bitcoin deposits via the Lightning Network using Spark.

BitGo launched Lightning Earn, enabling institutional bitcoin holders to earn BTC-denominated fees by providing Lightning Network liquidity through an integration with Amboss Rails.

Second, the Bitcoin development lab founded by ex-Blockstream executives including CEO Steven Roose and CTO Erik De Smedt, has unveiled Bark — its custom Ark protocol implementation promising self-custodial payments that are faster and cheaper than Lightning channels.

A simple explanation of the cryptography underlying Spark, a layer 2 built using statechains.

Taproot Assets could lay the foundational infrastructure necessary to make the Lightning Network a serious competitor with Visa.

African fintech giant Chipper Cash announces over half of its Bitcoin transactions now run on the Lightning Network via Voltage, driving faster, cheaper, and more reliable payments across the continent.

Revolution is hard, and technology that actually has the potential to change the world, is never easy to use at first. Neither is Bitcoin.

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...

 LQWD Technologies Corp., a Canadian-based Bitcoin infrastructure company, has announced the acquisition of an additional 57.5 Bitcoin for approximately $6.8 million at an average...