The Lightning Network Privacy Big Picture: Don’t Forget the NSA
One of the secondary benefits of how the Lightning Network works as a scaling solution is privacy. It’s by no means perfect or undefeatable privacy, but it is a better…
Earn Bitcoin For Providing Liquidity Via Boltz Pro
Today, Boltz is launching Boltz Pro, a service that lets users help Boltz manage its bitcoin wallet and Lightning channel liquidity, and I plan to test it out. But first…
David Marcus: From PayPal President To Bitcoin Believer
David Marcus is taking his experience as the former head of PayPal and Meta Messenger and applying it to building on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network. At Lightspark’s first partner summit, Lightspark…
Speed Launches USDT-L, Tether’s First Iteration on Top of Bitcoin’s Lightning Network
Speed, the company behind the Speed Wallet, has launched USDT-L, the first iteration of Tether, the largest stablecoin on the crypto market, on top of Bitcoin’s Lightning Network (LN). The…
Alby Opens Waitlist For Alby Hub: A One-Click Lightning Node
Alby is officially launching the waitlist for their new product, Alby Hub. The Hub is a one-click install Lightning Node application that aims to make self-custodial Lightning use as painless…
Lightning Is the Common Language of the Bitcoin Economy
One of the best parts about running Breez is the diverse range of people I get to meet and work with. We have partners from Jamaica, the USA, Switzerland, Germany,…
Trump Becomes First President To Accept Bitcoin Lightning Payments For Campaign Donations
In a historic move, Donald Trump has become the first American President to accept Bitcoin Lightning Network payments for campaign donations. The announcement marks a significant step in the integration…
Ecash Makes Bitcoin — And CBDCs — Private With Calle’s Cashu
Editor’s note: Cashu is a protocol, not a company. Founders: Calle Date Founded: October 2022 Location of Headquarters: Remote Amount of Bitcoin Held in Treasury: N/A Number of Employees: 20-30…
Case Study: Enabling Bitcoin as a Medium of Exchange at the Bitcoin Asia Conference in Hong Kong
The Bitcoin Asia conference held on May 9 and 10, 2024 in Hong Kong demonstrated a significant milestone in the adoption of bitcoin as a legitimate medium of exchange. This…
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Lightning Labs CEO Elizabeth Stark States Stablecoins Are Coming to the Lightning Network
Elizabeth Stark, CEO of Lightning Labs, stated that tokenized assets, such as stablecoins, are next to appear on top of the lightning network (LN), Bitcoin’s layer two scaling protocol. Stark…