The Lightning Network Is Like the Ship Of Theseus
Bitcoin Magazine The Lightning Network Is Like the Ship Of Theseus What is the Lightning Network? It is generally spoken about in analogies, metaphors or direct explanations of purpose. “It’s…
Lightning Network Proves More Efficient Than Credit Card Processors
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…
Bitcoin Developers Propose Hierarchical Channels To Boost Lightning Network Scalability
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…
Jack Dorsey’s TBD Announces New Bitcoin Lightning Service Provider C=
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…
Can Antoine Riard’s Lightning Network Proposal Mitigate Channel Jamming Attacks?
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…
Is Channel Jamming A Threat To Bitcoin’s Lightning Network?
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…
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. The below is a direct excerpt of Marty’s Bent Issue…