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JP Sears, a comedian, freedom advocate and cofounder of Lightning Network social platform Zion, discusses the future of Bitcoin.Watch This Episode On YouTubeListen To This Episode:...

The CEO of Hexa Wallet discusses his vision for building the ultimate Bitcoin mobile wallet.Watch This Episode On YouTubeListen To This Episode:...

Reading Time: 1 minute Tether yesterday launched Synonym, a company that aims to boost Bitcoin adoption globally The company will utilize the Lightning Network and the recent Taproot upgrade within its products Slashtags will be the company’s first product It...

The topography that is emerging on the Lightning Network seems to be mimicking many things we find in nature.The below is a direct excerpt of Marty's Bent Issue #1109: "A neural network is developing between Lightning Nodes." Sign up for the newsletter here....

Jamming attacks on Bitcoin's Lightning Network, akin to DDoS attacks, haven't been carried out yet. But mitigation is needed.The below is a direct excerpt of Marty's Bent Issue #1106: "Jamming attacks on the Lightning Network and proposed solutions." Sign up for the newsletter here....

This guide will show you how to quickly and easily protect your funds in your Bitcoin Lightning channel.The Lightning Network is a trustless* Layer 2 network for Bitcoin and brings forth many improvements in speed and cost of final settlement. I use an asterisk on trustless because although it is, there are a few caveats to take into consideration so that your...

In this episode of “The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado,” the hosts discussed sighash flag SIGHASH_ANYPREVOUT and Eltoo, a proposed Layer 2 protocol.Watch This Episode On YouTubeListen To This Episode:...

The founder of Lightning company LNPay.co discusses how his API service helps businesses integrate LightningWatch This Episode on YouTubeWatch/Listen To This Episode:...

The creator of Blixt Wallet discusses the various wallet options for lightning and the future of the lightning ecosystemWatch This Episode on YouTubeWatch/Listen To This Episode:BitcoinTV...

The Lightning Network makes Bitcoin the most efficient payment system in the world. But, in basic terms, how does it work?Watch this guide on YouTube.We’re going to go over the...

Organizers of two fantastic Bitcoin conferences coming to El Salvador this quarter described their upcoming events.Watch This Episode On YouTubeListen To This Episode:...

“The State of Lightning” report shows how the Bitcoin layer-2 is evolving to become the native transaction rails of the internet.El Salvador bitcoin adoption, Twitter enabling BTC tipping through Lightning, and Paxful integrating Lightning, all in September, have propelled user adoption and payments activity in the network. Lightning payments volume doubled in September, while channel public...

The Bitcoin second-layer network now holds over 3,000 BTC in its more than 77,000 payment channels.The Lightning Network, Bitcoin’s layer 2 scaling solution for fast and cheap bitcoin payments, now houses over 3,000 BTC in its more than 77,000 channels, according to data from TXStats.com. The network’s...

Scaling solutions promise to bring exponential growth to Bitcoin, ensuring that current volatility is a mere blip in the future.I know of people that see the price of bitcoin and think to themselves, “Damn, I missed it. I’m late.” Because of this, they are drawn to the lower priced coins, the altcoins, that will ultimately have no value in the long run....

Leaders in the Lightning Network discuss Chivo wallet, miner extractable value, replace-by-fee and more.Watch This Episode On YouTubeListen To This Episode:...

Following these steps makes implementing bitcoin at your business easy as can be.Dear Business OwnersDon’t you love giving away 3% or more of every sale to Visa and Mastercard? And isn’t it even better when people whip out their Amex? Who doesn’t like those fees? Oh, that’s right. Business owners don’t.Would you offer your customers a payment method which eliminates...

The Lightning Network operates on channels which require funding and necessitate fees — but is everyone participating for the same reason?Lightning has been on an explosive growth tear lately in terms of more liquidity coming to the network. Since the start of 2021, the network has grown from 33,000 or so channels to more than 65,000. The amount of bitcoin in those...

Leading Bitcoin Lightning Network developers recently discussed the future of this Layer 2 protocol.Watch On YouTubeListen:...

By integrating direct bitcoin payments, Twitter is paving the way for the bitcoin price to surpass $300,000.Jack Dorsey’s social media platform Twitter has officially enabled third-party bitcoin tipping services for iOS users, giving them the ability to seamlessly pay one another across the globe,...