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Lightning Network News

What is Lightning Network? The Lightning Network is a Bitcoin scalability solution. The Bitcoin Lightning Network operates as a layer-two transaction network involving payment channels separate from Bitcoin’s main blockchain, with transactions eventually being settled on the main blockchain.

Bitcoin can only handle approximately seven on-chain transactions per second, as opposed to some mainstream credit cards that frequently handle north of 1,000 TPS. Bitcoin transactions on the Lightning Network often cost less than on-chain transactions. Thanks to the Lightning Network, Bitcoin has added versatility amid increasing use. The Lightning Network white paper was first released in 2015, but its most recently updated version was released in 2016 and remains in draft form.

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Is Dogecoin set to follow Shiba Inu’s (SHIB) 400% breakout?

'Much ow' ahead? Dogecoin chart fractal puts Shiba Inu's 390% QTD rally in danger

Shiba Inu rebounds 40% despite major selling by SHIB whales

One currency to rule them all: Facebook’s Diem has global ambitions

Shiba Inu is now a top-20 cryptocurrency with SHIB price soaring 300% in 9 days

Meet Laszlo Hanyecz, the first person to conduct a Bitcoin transaction for a physical item—10,000 BTC for 2 pizzas back in 2010.

Bitcoin Pizza Guy: Laszlo Hanyecz on Why Bitcoin Is Still the Only Flavor of Crypto for Him

Molly Jane Zuckerman

2018-05-27T23:40:00+01:00

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Economist Alex de Vries calculates the amount of energy used by specific Bitcoin miners in their lifetime, concluding that their energy use is a “big problem”.

Bitcoin Mining To Use 0.5% Of World’s Energy By End Of 2018, Peer-Reviewed Research Shows

Molly Jane Zuckerman

2018-05-17T14:27:00+01:00

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HTC reveals plans to release a multiple blockchain-powered smartphone to allow customers to “truly own their data.”

HTC Reveals Plans To Launch Blockchain-Powered Smartphone

2018-05-16T00:37:00+01:00

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With 17 of a total 21 mln Bitcoin mined - let’s take a look at what will happen when we reach that milestone in over a century.

A Glimpse Into The Future - What Happens When There Are No More Bitcoin To Mine?

Gareth Jenkinson

2018-05-06T13:03:00+01:00

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DEX or ERC20 and Lightning Network? What does a cryptocurrency exchange future look like?

Decentralized Exchanges, Off-Chain Atomic Swaps, And A Brief Look Into The Future

2018-04-20T02:47:00+01:00

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Lightning Labs CEO Elizabeth Stark subverts the popular Blockchain over Bitcoin narrative, saying Bitcoin itself is the “killer app.”

Lightning Labs CEO Challenges Blockchain Over Bitcoin Narrative

2018-04-09T15:36:00+01:00

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Roger Ver and Samson Mow’s discussion about Bitcoin scaling turned into a war of words at Deconomy 2018, annual Blockchain forum.

Roger Ver vs Samson Mow: Passionate Debates On Bitcoin Scaling At Deconomy 2018

2018-04-06T03:31:00+01:00

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A further milestone for the Bitcoin Lightning Network sees the first Android wallet up go live.

Bitcoin Lightning Network Sees First Android Mobile App Hit Google Play

2018-04-05T13:37:00+01:00

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