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‘Our Allegiance Is With Bitcoiners’: Steak ‘n Shake Scraps Ethereum Payment Idea 

American fast-food chain Steak ‘n Shake has abandoned plans to accept Ethereum payments following criticism from Bitcoin supporters. The 90-year-old chain, which began accepting Bitcoin...

Samsung Brings Bitcoin Access to 75 Million People via Coinbase Partnership

Samsung is partnering with Coinbase to let 75 million U.S. Galaxy users access Bitcoin and crypto with Coinbase One’s premium features directly through Samsung Wallet, no extra apps required.

Bitcoin Layer 2: Lightning Network

The third article in the Bitcoin Layer 2 series. This article covers the Lightning Network created by Joseph Poon and Tadge Dryja.

OP_CHECKSEPARATESIG And Actuaries: Fixing Multiparty Channel Factories

With an OP code arguably simpler than CTV, Actuaries could trustlessly solve the problem of everyone needing to be online to update a channel factory.

Lightning Network May Have A Channel Jamming Problem

Developers are working out ways to brainstorm potential problems and test their solutions for certain shortcomings of the Lightning Network.

Lightning Network’s Advantages As Payment Technology

Bitcoin’s Lightning Network is a Layer 2 technology that offers many advantages over altcoins for making Bitcoin into a peer-to-peer payments technology.

Two Different Ideas Of The Lightning Network

The Lightning Network operates on channels which require funding and necessitate fees — but is everyone participating for the same reason?

Four Tips For Running A Profitable Lightning Network Node

Running a Lightning Node has nuances but can be profitable and effective if done right.

Lightning Loop Lets Users Empty Lightning Channels Without Closing Them

Lightning Labs just released the alpha version of a new protocol called Lightning Loop, designed to give users the ability to deposit and withdraw bitcoin from their payment channels without closing these channels entirely.

Blockstream’s Satellite Messaging API Is Now Available on Mainnet

Blockstream has launched its satellite messaging application programming interface (API) on mainnet. Essentially, this means users can now broadcast data via the company’s satellite network and pay with Lightning payments.
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