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The “Noinput Class”: How a Bitcoin Soft Fork Could Simplify Lightning

A group of Bitcoin and Lightning developers working on a new class of “sighash flags” could simplify fallback for Lightning Network payments channels.

We Used Lightning Payments for Private SMS Messaging: Here’s How It Worked

Kriptode’s LNSMS.world and Receive SMS allow for quick and private text messaging through Lightning payments.

Fold Now Lets You Buy Credit for Amazon, Whole Foods, Uber With Lightning

“Lightning in this context proves that it’s just as easy — if not easier — to spend satoshis at all the major retailers,” Fold CEO Will Reeves told Bitcoin Magazine.

Playing on Layer 2: Satoshi’s Games Brings Lightning to the Next Level

Satoshi’s Games is here to integrate the Lightning Network into a multi-billion dollar industry.

Op Ed: Debunking Bitcoin Myths: ‘We Need Blockchain, Not Bitcoin’

By 2014, financial companies were repeating “blockchain not Bitcoin” at every major conference; but blockchain technology is not why we’re all here.

Breaking Lightning Panel Asks, “How ‘Reckless’ Is It to Build on Lightning?”

At Breaking Bitcoin 2, key developers discussed the challenges they’ve encountered thus far with Lightning security.

Lightning’s Latest: Zap Mainnet, LND v0.7-Beta and Casa Mobile App

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.

Bitrefill Brings Lightning to Coinbase With ThorAPI Kit for Exchanges

With Bitrefill’s ThorAPI, Coinbase users will be able to easily leverage the full capabilities of the Lightning network through their Coinbase accounts.

Op Ed: Debunking Bitcoin Myths: “It’s Not Secure”

Let’s take a closer look at Bitcoin security. Is Bitcoin secure? And is it possible for the digital asset to be stored safely by most users?

Sending Money Instantly, Around the World: A Q&A With Lightning Labs CEO Elizabeth Stark

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