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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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Shiba Inu rebounds 40% despite major selling by SHIB whales

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For a long time, people debated whether Ethereum would one day overtake Bitcoin and become the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. The tables have ...

Move Over Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash #2

2017-11-12T11:05:00+00:00

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Lightning network better do all its supporters claim, because time is of the essence.

Lightning Must Strike Soon, Bitcoin Facing Backlogs as Scalability Solution Awaited

Patrick Thompson

2017-11-12T07:00:00+00:00

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Bitcoin, Dash choose different paths toward scalability as Dash prepares to introduce bigger blocks.

As Bitcoin Rejects 2MB Blocks, Dash Prepares to Implement Them

2017-11-11T14:30:00+00:00

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Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain could be key components for Catalonia’s independence from Spain.

How Bitcoin Could Free Catalonia From Spain’s Dictate

Pascal Thellmann

2017-09-17T01:05:00+01:00

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Analysts disagree on Bitcoin’s price in 2020, but all signs point to additional growth.

Bitcoin By 2020

Olusegun Ogundeji

2017-09-03T02:50:00+01:00

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Litecoin rose in value to over $90 per coin on the highest ever trading volumes on GDAX, driven by Lightning Network success and geopolitical tension.

Litecoin Spikes, Highest Ever Trading Volume on GDAX

2017-09-02T03:02:00+01:00

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A Lightning Network developer has allayed fears lack of consensus on Bitcoin would cause “destruction.”

Bitcoin Lack Of Consensus Does Not Mean Destruction: Lightning’s Russell

2017-08-28T10:30:00+01:00

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The long-awaited Lightning Network could debut on Bitcoin as early as Tuesday, reports on Twitter allege.

Lightning Network Will Come to Bitcoin ‘From Tomorrow’: Reports

2017-08-21T09:30:00+01:00

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