Coinbase, Exchanges ‘Won’t Run’ Lightning Network – Andreas Antonopoulos
Andreas Antonopoulos has said he doesn’t expect regulated exchanges such as Coinbase to run the Lightning Network as it gains ...
Tag: Lightning Network
Lightning Network Crosses 100 Nodes, SegWit Nears 20% Dominance
The Lightning Network (LN) mainnet has almost doubled its node count and capacity in days as Bitcoin users rapidly switch ...
Lightning Network Is Happening! First Physical Item Purchased on LN
The cryptocurrency community is celebrating what may have been the first ever transaction on the Bitcoin Lightning Network’s (LN) mainnet. ...
Greg Maxwell Exits Blockstream As Lightning Network Sparks Warnings
Bitcoin Core developer and Blockstream co-founder Greg Maxwell announced he has left the company as criticism mounts over its Lightning Network ...
‘Unfairly Cheap’ Lightning Network Mainnet Hits 40 Nodes, 60 Channels
The Lightning Network now has over 40 nodes and 60 channels running as the long-awaited technology continues to take new ...
Lightning Network Debuts On Blockstream Store As New Strides Announced
Blockstream has implemented Lightning Network Bitcoin payments on its store as part of a continued roll-out of the revolutionary technology. ...
Bitcoin Fees Near-Zero as Company Launches Mainnet Lightning Payments
Anonymous VPN service TorGuard has become one of the first consumer businesses to accept Lightning Network (LN) payments for Bitcoin. ...
BTCPay is a Better (and Cheaper) BitPay, Says Core Developer Nicolas Dorier
Bitcoinist spoke with Bitcoin Core developer Nicolas Dorier who explains why BTCPay is not only a cheaper alternative to BitPay ...
