At Lightspark Sync, Lightspark’s first partner summit on Thursday, the company announced new products and features that will allow users to make global payments with both bitcoin and fiat. The…

Rene Pickhardt recently kicked off a thread discussing the differences between two party and multiparty (more than two participants) payment channels as it relates to his research work around payment…

Today, Boltz announced the launch of the Boltz BTCPay Plugin, the first feature of its kind, in open beta. The plugin lets merchants who use BTCPay Server easily accept bitcoin…

Company Name: LNbits Founders: Ben Arc Date Founded: Project: 2019 | Company: 2022 Location of Headquarters: Fully remote (most developers based in Europe) Amount of Bitcoin Held in Treasury: N/A…

Louisiana State Treasurer, John Fleming, M.D. has announced that the state government will now accept Bitcoin, Bitcoin Lightning Network, and USD Coin, as a valid form of payment for state services. The…

This article is featured in Bitcoin Magazine’s “The Privacy Issue”. Subscribe to receive your copy. Privacy is a fundamental issue in using a public blockchain system like Bitcoin. Numerous projects…

Miami-based Bitcoin startup TMRW has raised $1.3 million in pre-seed Funding to develop its social payments app powered by the Bitcoin Lightning Network. Maple VC led the funding round, and…

Company Name: River Founders: Alexander Leishman Date Founded: February 2019 Location of Headquarters: Columbus, OH Amount of Bitcoin Held in Treasury: Proof of reserves launching soon Number of Employees: 50…

Company Name: Fedi Founders: Obi Nwosu, Justin Moon and Eric Sirion Date Founded: June 2022 Location of Headquarters: Fully remote Amount of Bitcoin Held in Treasury: N/A Number of Employees:…

Custodial Lightning has clearly achieved product market fit. Users benefit from instant Bitcoin payments and minimal fees, while custodians manage the complexities of channel and liquidity management. Major platforms like…