The Lightning Network is one of the most exciting and innovative technologies built on Bitcoin, but it’s also one of the most misunderstood... Not everyone will run a Lightning node, and that’s okay. Custodians feels like a compromise, and in a way, it is: Running Lightning infrastructure isn’t meant for everyone.
In this Letter From the Editor, Shinobi explores the hard truth that Bitcoin doesn’t scale on-chain - and why the Lightning Network is Bitcoin’s most promising solution for scaling trustlessly and globally.
Bitcoin is freedom money, a censorship-resistant form of digital cash allowing anyone with an internet connection to send money to anyone else, regardless of...
Troy Cross argues that Bitcoin mining's future lies in global distribution, not U.S. dominance, to protect its neutrality and value against nation-state attacks.