Leading South African Retailer Pick n Pay Starts Accepting Bitcoin
Currently 39 Pick n Pay stores are testing the payment method, with plans to roll it out to all stores in the coming months, Sunday Times reports. Customers in South…
NYDIG Parent Company Stone Ridge Launches Wolf, A Bitcoin Lightning Network Accelerator
NYC based Bitcoin Lightning Network accelerator launches to empower those building and advancing the layer two protocol with a world class program. Stone Ridge Holdings Group, parent company of NYDIG,…
Towards A Future Of Energy Abundance
Bitcoin and the Lightning Network are set to revolutionize energy production through their flexibility. This is an opinion editorial by Austin Mitchell, the co-founder and CEO of Synota. A Disconnected…
How The New York Times Could Have Used Lightning To Make Millions Of Dollars
Had the publication accepted Lightning micropayments, the New York Times could have realized extensive returns. This is an opinion editorial by Ram, a twenty-year old-student, soldier and storyteller. Image Credits:…
River Financial Releases New Lightning Integration Currently Used By El Salvador
River’s Lightning service is the backbone for Chivo Wallet in El Salvador and removes the need for developers to have their own Lightning infrastructure. River Financial launches a new Lightning…
MicroStrategy Looks To Hire Bitcoin Engineer For Building Lightning Platform
The job posting details an enterprise SaaS platform to innovate ecommerce and cybersecurity leveraging Bitcoin and the Lightning Network. MicroStrategy is looking to hire a Bitcoin software engineer. The new…
Strike Closes $80 Million Funding Round For Its Bitcoin Payments Revolution
The funding round led by Ten31, Washington University and the University of Wyoming enables Strike to expand its products and acquire new business partners. Strike, a leading payment provider for…
Bitcoin Non-Profit Brink Funding 11 Bitcoin, Lightning Developers To Improve The Ecosystem
The organization is moving part-time developers to full-time, reorganizing leadership for Bitcoin projects, and onboarding new developers into the ecosystem. Brink, a non-profit dedicated to improving the Bitcoin protocol, now…
Phish Lot, Rural America And The Lightning Revolution
Bitcoin and Lightning are technologies that once again revolutionize human connections and the ability to share information. This is an opinion editorial by Patrick McCaughey, a live music aficionado, Bitcoin…
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The State of Lightning One Year After El Salvador’s Bitcoin Adoption
Lightning helped El Salvador adopt bitcoin one year ago, which in turn helped usage of the Bitcoin Layer 2 network balloon around the world. Bitcoin headlines more often than not…