Comparing Bitcoin’s Lightning Network to legacy credit card processing makes it clear that Lightning settles payments much more efficiently and affordably. The article below is an excerpt from a recent…

With hierarchical channels, Lightning may overcome its scalability limitations by enabling quick and flexible off-chain resizing of channels. Developers are exploring the use of hierarchical channels to help speed up…

Lightning node operators can connect to TBD and Block’s new Lightning infrastructure starting today. TBD, a Bitcoin-focused subsidiary of Jack Dorsey’s Block, has announced a new Lightning Network business called…

A protocol proposal from Antoine Riard seeks to mitigate Lightning Network channel jamming attacks with a Chaumian ecash token. This is an opinion editorial by Shinobi, a self-taught educator in…

Channel jamming has emerged as a potential attack vector for Bitcoin’s Lightning Network. But does it pose a real threat? (Special thanks to Antoine Riard and Gleb Naumenko, whose recent…

Developers are working out ways to brainstorm potential problems and test their solutions for certain shortcomings of the Lightning Network. The below is a direct excerpt of Marty’s Bent Issue…