Lightning Network

Bitcoin

Lightning + NFC? The New Plan to Bring Bitcoin to Retail

A new proposal explores the combination of the lightning network and NFC to move the layer-two bitcoin tech forward.

Tech  ·  17 April 2018
Bitcoin

Why Bitcoin Lightning Visualizers Aren’t Quite What They Seem

People love lightning network visualizers as a way to track the technology's growth, but the images produced might not be as trustworthy as they seem.

Tech  ·  6 April 2018
Bitcoin

Lightning Is Being Attacked for Its Own Good

The lightning network is under attack. But it's not money attackers are after, they say, but a robust, secure lightning network for the future.

Tech  ·  3 April 2018
Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Is Live, But Can It Keep from Going Corporate?

As startups developing bitcoin's Lightning Network start pushing the tech forward, some wonder whether it'll be taken over by corporate interests.

Business  ·  29 March 2018
Regulation

OFAC’s Bitcoin Blacklist Could Change Crypto

With just one paragraph, an agency of the U.S. government may have just radically altered the dynamics of the cryptocurrency ecosystem.

Policy & regulation  ·  24 March 2018
Lightning Network

Stellar Goes In On Lightning with 2018 Launch Target

Stellar isn't so far behind bitcoin in absorbing a faster and cheaper layer touted as the future of cryptocurrency payments.

Tech  ·  19 March 2018
Bitcoin

Lightning Labs Launches Beta With Twitter CEO Backing

Big investors are lining up to back the startup behind the most advanced implementation of bitcoin's in-development Lightning Network.

Tech  ·  15 March 2018
Bitcoin

Japan’s Third Largest Utility Tests Bitcoin On Lightning

One of Japan's largest electric companies is intrigued by bitcoin's early-stage Lightning Network, so much so they're testing it out.

Tech  ·  13 March 2018
Bitcoin

Bitcoin on Lightning Too Risky? Maybe Ice Cream Will Tempt You

An experimental San Francisco service is seeking to entice bitcoin users to explore the its in-development Lightning payments network.

Tech  ·  6 March 2018
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Pizza Day 2: How A Lightning Payment Made History

The man credited with completing the first bitcoin transaction for a real-world good has replicated his historic test with experimental tech.

Tech  ·  26 February 2018
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Lightning Fraud? Laolu Is Building a ‘Watchtower’ to Fight It

With all eyes on the Lightning Network, bitcoin developer Laolu is working on a technology which takes fraud watching off the hands of users.

Tech  ·  22 February 2018
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Isn’t the Only Crypto Adding Lightning Tech Now

A spate of major cryptocurrencies are looking to lightning network-like systems as part of an effort to scale their platforms for more transactions.

Tech  ·  15 February 2018
Bitcoin

How to Send Bitcoin on Lightning (The Early, Risky Way)

Using bitcoin's lightning network can be dangerous – but it could also help propel the cryptocurrency toward its next growth stage.

Tech  ·  14 February 2018
Bitcoin

A Little Lightning Project Has Two Big Implications

A small Japanese startup is paving the way in ideating how bitcoin's experimental Lightning network could take shape on two fronts.

Tech  ·  29 January 2018
Bitcoin

Lightning Has a Problem: People Are Already Using It

Early use of the Lightning Network is catching bugs, but developers are concerned that it could also slow down the building of bitcoin's second layer.

Tech  ·  26 January 2018