The popular development group Lightning Labs just released a host of upgrades. These new protocols improve the security and functionality of the network. They also introduce more privacy to the Lightning Network user experience. Here are the upgrades that the…
Bitcoin’s top scaling solution, the Lightning Network Capacity achieved another milestone this week. Reports show the second layer protocol’s capacity hit a new all-time high. The news comes on the heels of an in-depth report from the Federal Reserve discussing…
This month saw some interesting development from the Federal Reserve regarding the Lightning Network. The regulatory group released a report that highlighted some of the benefits and effects of the second layer protocol to date. The report emphasizes the benefits…
The team at ZEBEDEE wants to enable anyone to integrate Lightning Network payments into their systems. The infrastructure provider has introduced a new feature to the market that enables any app or game to integrate crypto payments with ease. Imagine…
Galoy Inc has shaken up the crypto world again with its latest product, Stablesats. These bitcoin-backed synthetic US dollars enable crypto holders to save in Bitcoin and spend fiat. The project has already seen heavy support from investors with the…
CardCoins recently announced a Lightning Network integration that improves the capabilities and responsiveness of the network considerably. The update provides CardCoins holders with cheaper rates and more trading opportunities as well. As such, it was welcomed by the crypto community…
This week marked another major milestone for the Lightning Network as the LNP / BP association successfully connected a node and opened a Lightning channel using a different programming language. Notably, the node was completley built using Rust. As such,…
An exercise in the art of putting things in perspective. 1. Bitcoin is not efficient In the Bitcoin electricity consumption index by the University of Cambridge, we can see the energy usage of the Bitcoin network in real-time. The Bitcoin network currently…