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OKCoin Toasts Its Bitcoin Lightning Network Launch With New Developer Grant

OKCoin joins roughly half a dozen exchanges that support the scaling technology.

Tech  ·  4 March 2021
Lightning Network

Human Rights Foundation Grants Will Advance Bitcoin DeFi, Education and Activism

The software innovations and educational efforts align with the HRF's mandate to protect human rights.

Tech  ·  2 March 2021
Lightning Network

A Guide to Saving on Bitcoin’s High Transaction Fees

The average bitcoin transaction fee is $23. Luckily, there are ways to cut costs.

Tech  ·  26 February 2021
Lightning Network

These Gaming Studios Are Bringing Bitcoin Payouts to Everyday Esport Gamers

Imagine if every shot, goal or win paid real money to everyday players. Welcome to the world of bitcoin esports.

Tech  ·  11 February 2021
Exchanges

OKEx Exchange to Integrate Bitcoin’s Lightning Network for Faster, Cheaper Transactions

High on-chain fees and transaction times for bitcoin can be off-putting to users, the exchange said.

News  ·  2 February 2021
Bitcoin

Vietnam’s Oldest Bitcoin Exchange Adds Support for Lightning Network

With VBTC's integration, the Lightning Network now has support from half a dozen Bitcoin exchanges.

Tech  ·  25 January 2021
Bitcoin

OKCoin to Integrate Bitcoin’s Lightning Network in Q1

The feature, added to alleviate fee pressure during Bitcoin’s bull market, could be live within a month's time.

Tech  ·  22 January 2021
Exchanges

UK Exchange CoinCorner Adds Bitcoin Lightning Network Support

Exchange support for Bitcoin's Lightning Network is growing as U.K.-based CoinCorner's integration of the scaling solution goes live.

Tech  ·  6 January 2021
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Lightning Startup Zap Goes Global, Adding Multiple Fiat Pairs, Stablecoins

Visa partner Strike is adding support for multiple fiat currency pairs plus stablecoins as part of its journey to become a “Bitcoin neo-bank.”

Business  ·  6 January 2021
Bitcoin

Panthers’ Russell Okung Becomes First NFL Player to Be Paid in Bitcoin

Okung’s $13 million salary is being split 50-50 between bitcoin and fiat by way of Zap’s Strike product.

Business  ·  29 December 2020
Exchanges

Kraken Exchange Will Integrate Bitcoin’s Lightning Network in 2021

The Kraken Exchange will be implementing Bitcoin’s Lightning Network in 2021, and it’s begun hiring a team to manage the feature.

Tech  ·  16 December 2020
Lightning Network

Lightning Operators Are Bracing for a Bitcoin Bull Run

Lightning routing node operators are preparing for the horde of new users that will come in bitcoin's next bull run.

Tech  ·  5 November 2020
Lightning Network

Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Is Getting a Marketplace for Payment Channel Liquidity

Lightning Labs new service, Pool, provides a marketplace for Lightning Network businesses and users to lease payment channel liquidity.

Tech  ·  2 November 2020
CoinFlash

Lightning Vulnerability Discovered; LND Node Operators Urged to Upgrade ASAP

An undisclosed vulnerability in LND versions 0.10.x and below was revealed Thursday. Developers are urging node operators to update to the newest version.

Tech  ·  9 October 2020
Bitcoin

New on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network: LND Adds Accounting Feature, c-lightning Gets an Upgrade

Lightning Labs made bookkeeping easier for node operators. Blockstream’s c-lightning 0.9.1 release improves channel opening and routing mechanisms.

Tech  ·  18 September 2020