Lightning network

Decentralized payment processor BTCPayServer now offers wallet support for c-lightning users.

A new program to set up Lightning Network micropayments, tippin.me, has recently entered beta testing.

Thanks to researchers at TenX's CoBloX, the world's first solution for ERC-20-to-bitcoin atomic swaps on Lightning has arrived.

The Bitfury Group has recently announced a partnership with crypto payment processing system Paytomat, working to bring the Lightning Network to Paytomat’s participating merchants.

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.

The Lightning Network continues to post steady growth.

Meni Rosenfeld dissects the arguments proposed in a popular Bitcoin meme.

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.

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.

Lightning makes headway, projects get off the ground and a few slip-ups: a look at the stories that made headlines last week.