Lightspark

Wavespace, the Bitcoin-only neobank, has achieved MiCA compliance and launched its self-custodial wavecard® that uses Nostr Wallet Connect to automatically top up from users’ Lightning nodes, eliminating custodial preloading risks.

David Marcus, CEO of Lightspark, used a Tuesday morning session at the Bitcoin 2026 Conference to announce Grid Global Accounts.

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

Leading the team at Lightspark, David Marcus is poised to make the Lightning Network the biggest payment network in the world.

Lightspark introduces Lightspark Extend, its new solution allowing businesses in the U.S. to offer instant Lightning payments to eligible account holders.

Leading Latin American crypto exchange Bitso has partnered with Lightspark to bring faster, cheaper Bitcoin Lightning transactions to Bitso's 8 million users.

Lightspark’s CTO Kevin Hurley is applying what he learned from working on Facebook’s Diem to enable more companies to harness the power of the Lightning Network, especially for cross-border payments.

Nu's 100 million customers will now be able to transact using the Bitcoin Lightning Network.

Coinbase adopts Bitcoin's Lightning Network, enabling fast, cheap BTC transactions for its 100M+ users in partnership with Lightspark.

Coinbase is finally integrating the Bitcoin Lightning Network, promising near-instant and cheap transactions.