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First Lightning Network Wallet App Now Available via Google Play

“The Eclair Wallet is a next-generation, Lightning-ready Bitcoin wallet. It can be used as a regular Bitcoin wallet, and can also connect to the Lightning Network for cheap and instant payments."

Not a Month Into Beta, Lightning Applications Continue to Grow

Just as smart contracts brought DApps to Ethereum’s network, the Lightning Network is primed to bring a host of Lightning apps to Bitcoin.

The History of Lightning: From Brainstorm to Beta

The Lightning Network, the long-awaited Bitcoin overlay network for cheap and instant transactions, has passed a major milestone that has been years in the making. This is the story so far.

Stellar Gears Up to Implement Lightning Network

The Stellar network team has announced that they will be integrating the Lightning Network.

Bitcoin Magazine’s Week in Review: Lightning and Legislators

From the beta release of Lightning to U.S. congressional hearings on ICOs, here are Bitcoin Magazine's top cryptocurrency and blockchain stories for the week of March 17.

Decred Sets Its Sights on Decentralization in 2018

Part of Decred’s goal in 2018 is to come up with a formal proposal for a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange.

Lightning’s First Implementation Is Now in Beta; Developers Raise $2.5M

lnd 0.4-beta release marks a milestone in the development of the Lightning Network.

Blockstream Releases Lightning Charge, Launches Test E-Commerce Store

Following the release of the first Bitcoin Lightning Network white paper, published in February 2015, developers have been working on Lightning Network implementations to...

This Lightning Network Designer Is Re-Inventing Bitcoin Smart Contracts

DLCs could realize blockchain-enforced insurance companies, futures contracts, dollar-pegged coins and much more.

Garzik Forks UnitedBitcoin Away from “Maximalists” to Support Altcoin Communities

A new project called UnitedBitcoin (warning: the site autoplays audio) promises to add smart contract features using the UTXO model, support for the lightning...
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