Payment Channels

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

MIT Develops ‘Spider’ Tech to Enable More Efficient Off-Chain Crypto Transactions

The researchers say their new routing scheme can help avoid congestion on off-chain cryptocurrency networks.

Tech  ·  3 February 2020
Bitcoin

‘Multi-Part’ Payments Could Bring Bigger Bitcoin Sums to Lightning Network

With its latest "major release," bitcoin tech startup Blockstream said its c-lightning software team is the first to release a working version of "multi-part payments."

Tech  ·  21 December 2019
Bitcoin

Lightning Labs Releases ‘Loop’ Feature for Bitcoin Payments Channels

California startup Lightning Labs released today a new feature to improve usability of the bitcoin payment channel network, lightning.

Tech  ·  21 March 2019
Ethereum

‘Microraiden’ Payment Channels Go Live on Ethereum Network

A streamlined version of the Raiden payments channel network has been launched on the main ethereum blockchain.

Tech  ·  1 December 2017
Ethereum

New Ethereum Proposal Aims to Supercharge Smart Contracts

The creator of a new ethereum project says his ambitious off-chain networks, done right, could enable more complex applications of the technology.

Business  ·  24 February 2017
Bitcoin

Faster Than Lightning? ‘Sprite’ Paper Envisions New Bitcoin Payments

Researchers have laid out a framework for a payment system they claim would be even faster than bitcoin's Lightning Network.

Tech  ·  23 February 2017
Ethereum

Ethereum Payment Channels Could Enter Production in 2017

A project aiming to bring payment channels to ethereum is expected to become production-ready by the end of this year.

Tech  ·  3 February 2017