Lightning Network

Data from the analytical resource 1ML indicate an increase in the number of Lightning nodes with support for Tor onion routing technology in the main Bitcoin network. #LightningNetwork! Onion service nodes has reached the all-time high of 359! Https: //t.co/0rQ3VhWm3p#Lightning #LN #bitcoin $ BTC pic. @LNstats) April 21, 2019. So, at the moment their number is […]

According to analysts from the Adamant Capital cryptocurrency fund, the price of Bitcoin has really gone through the bottom, and the accumulation stage is now taking place – the first stage of the future bull market, when shrewd investors start preparing for the next rally. Moreover, say the authors of the report Tuur Demeester and Michael Leskrauvet, the general investor sentiment has changed from despair to hope. In support of this statement […]

Launched in January, the promotion Lightning Torch is officially completed. All bitcoins collected during its course (0.4108021 BTC) were donated to the Bitcoin for Venezuela humanitarian initiative. About this wrote in her Twitter charitable organization Bitcoin Venezuela. We've received the #LightningTorch donations from the @tallyco_in campaign run by @hodlonaut for a total of ₿0.4108021 BTC ⚡️ Amazing what the […]

Australian scientist and entrepreneur Craig Wright, who persistently continues to argue that he is the creator of Bitcoin Satoshi Nakamoto, confirmed his intention to sue Twitter user Hodlonaut with a claim for protection of honor and dignity, and also offered a reward of 5000 Bitcoin SV (about $ 355,000) for information that will help in his identification. Further […]

Last week, the launch of a new cryptocurrency exchange platform Boltz took place without wide publicity. The site is open in alpha mode and offers Bitcoin to Litecoin (LTC) and vice versa using the Lightning Network and Submarine Swaps protocols. The creators of Boltz also make it clear that the new platform can be considered a competitor to ShapeShift, which, by announcing new rules that require […]

Ten years later, Bitcoin will win competition from the current giants of the payment system market, such as Visa and MasterCard. This is the conclusion reached by DataLight analyst, noting that such a scenario is quite likely if the first cryptocurrency maintains the current pace of technological development. With the staggering total of $ 3.4 trillion transferred with Bitcoin last year, we decided to compare Bitcoin with […]