Lightning Network

Zebpay Cryptocurrency Exchange made Bitcoin payments available on the Lightning Network (LN). This is reported in the blog of the trading platform. “Zebpay users around the world can now use bitcoins on their wallets to make instant payments on the Lightning Network,” representatives of the marketplace say. To make the new option available, Zebpay users need to go into the wallet […]

The international blockchain-company Bitfury Group has entered into a partnership with HadePay payment processing. This is reported in the company's blog. According to Bitfury representatives, thanks to the cooperation with HadePay, bitcoin payments using the Lightning Network (LN) second level network will be available to merchants from the USA, Canada and the EU. HadePay has integrated the LN-supporting Peach Merchant API, which is designed to make payments quick, convenient […]

The microtransaction protocol of the Lightning Network in the future can make the mass distribution of Bitcoin a reality, while at the same time implementing Satoshi Nakamoto's concept of digital p2p money. The growth of this second-tier network is indeed proceeding at an enormous pace. So, by mid-March, the number of available nodes exceeded 7,300, an increase of almost 19% over the month. 45% increase in the number of open channels, which […]

Twitter CEO and payment startup Square Jack Dorsey acquired the Lightning node from Bitcoin-based company Casa. Soon after the purchase, Dorsey took a photo of the unpacking. Post scored a lot of positive comments. Got one of these to play with. Thanks @CasaHODL @jeremyrwelch! pic.twitter.com/XnGqucrQNH – jack (@jack) 1 March pond 2019. After that, the head of Twitter shared with subscribers screenshots of the node installation process: pic.twitter.com/5h1GMF5Z4i […]

The Blockstream company has presented the largest update over the past eight months of c-lightning, the own implementation of Bitcoin micropayment protocol software, the Lightning Network. It is reported by CoinDesk. The new release contains, in particular, plug-ins, which the company hopes will make it easier for developers to create new functionality for the payment network. Moreover, it is supposed to be understood by those who do not relate […]