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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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Six prominent crypto firms have joined the federation governing Blockstream's Liquid sidechain.

Blockstream expands Liquid Federation, but LBTC adoption remains slow

2021-01-12T04:56:11+00:00

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Zap is announcing Strike Global, a Bitcoin payments app for global remittances.

Visa-backed Bitcoin startup to launch Lightning-based global payments app

Andrey Shevchenko

2021-01-07T13:04:17+00:00

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Traders on Binance can now deposit and withdraw to SegWit (bech32) addresses.

Binance enables SegWit support for Bitcoin deposits as adoption grows

2020-12-25T21:53:00+00:00

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Kraken will integrate the Lightning Network to support instant Bitcoin transfers and reduced withdrawal fees.

Kraken announces Lightning Network integrations for 2021

2020-12-16T14:00:00+00:00

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The lightning vulnerability was made public on Oct 9.

Lightning network vulnerability discovered, upgrade immediately

Anupam Varshney

2020-10-09T04:08:56+01:00

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Larger payment channels on Bitcoin’s Lightning network could be exploited according to an independent developer

Developer reveals 'biggest unsolvable Lightning attack vector'

2020-09-23T02:57:25+01:00

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A digital shop for crypto users that boasts more than 35,000 products has announced that it now supports the Lightning Network.

How a Crypto-Focused Shop With 35,000 Items Made BTC Payments Faster

Connor Blenkinsop

2020-08-05T18:37:00+01:00

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