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Bitcoin Magazine - Bitcoin News, Articles and Expert Insights
1 day ago
Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin Lightning App Strike Expands to Europe with Global Transfers

Strike expands Bitcoin services into Europe, offering features like SEPA deposits, Lightning Network transfers, and global remittances. [ more ]
Bitcoin Magazine - Bitcoin News, Articles and Expert Insights
1 week ago
Cryptocurrency

Azteco Is Helping Millions Buy Bitcoin Without Sharing Their Identity

Azteco simplifies bitcoin purchase with prepaid vouchers, available in 190 countries without the need for identity verification. [ more ]
Bitcoin Magazine - Bitcoin News, Articles and Expert Insights
2 weeks ago
Cryptocurrency

Despite Criticism, Lightning Network Continues Seeing Major Rollouts

The Lightning Network aims to solve Bitcoin's scalability issue by using Layer-2 protocol with a network of locally hosted nodes.
While the Lightning Network has received initial hype and support, criticism of its fundamental flaws and stagnation has been escalating. [ more ]
Coindesk
3 weeks ago
Cryptocurrency

Are Bitcoin Developers Losing Faith in Lightning?

Lightning Network faces criticism for limitations and complexity of protocol.
Key figures within the Bitcoin community express doubts and skepticism towards Lightning Network. [ more ]
Bitcoin Magazine - Bitcoin News, Articles and Expert Insights
1 month ago
Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin Exchange Relai Integrates Lightning Network For Its 100,000 European Users

The partnership between Relai, Blockstream, and Breez will integrate the Lightning Network into Relai's platform for faster, low-cost Bitcoin transactions.
Relai aims to streamline Bitcoin payments for its user base by leveraging Lightning and maintaining self-custodial control over funds. [ more ]
Coindesk
4 months ago
Cryptocurrency

Lisa Neigut: Reinventing Lightning to Reinvent Bitcoin

Lisa Neigut is a prominent figure in the Bitcoin community, known for her work on the Lightning Network and teaching others about Bitcoin.
Neigut is focused on improving the Lightning Network through her work on 'Lightning v2' to make payments faster and more efficient. [ more ]
Bitcoin Magazine - Bitcoin News, Articles and Expert Insights
3 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Spirit of Satoshi Releases Its First Annual Bitcoin and AI Industry Report

The Nexus - Bitcoin & AI Industry Report highlights advancements in the intersection of Bitcoin and AI.
Key highlights include the creation of the Lightning-Enabled-Crowdsourced LLM (LECS-LLM) tool and the world's first Bitcoin Code-Pilot. [ more ]
London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
5 months ago
Cryptocurrency

The rise, fall, and revival of Bitcoin Diamond

Bitcoin Diamond (BCD) was created as a fork of Bitcoin to address perceived shortcomings.
BCD aimed to offer faster transactions, lower fees, and a more inclusive mining environment.
BCD introduced technical advancements such as increased block size and integration of the Lightning Network. [ more ]
Coindesk
11 months ago
Cryptocurrency

NFT Marketplace DIBA Goes Live on 'Really Good for Bitcoin' Smart Contracts

DIBA, a new marketplace meant for exchanging Bitcoin-based NFTs, went live on Thursday, the firm said in an e-mail to CoinDesk.The marketplace will allow users to trade any asset issued on Bitcoin smart contracts on layer 2 networks, such as Lightning Network.DIBA also released a Bitcoin-only wallet - which can store music files and art - in partnership with crypto miner Hut 8 Mining (HUT).
news.bitcoin.com
11 months ago
Cryptocurrency

Binance Announces Lightning Network Withdrawal Implementation Amidst Bitcoin Network Congestion Issues Exchanges Bitcoin News

Binance has announced its intention of implementing Lightning Network, a layer 2 Bitcoin scaling protocol, on its platform after experiencing an episode of congestion regarding withdrawals on the Bitcoin network.The exchange had to pause bitcoin withdrawals twice due to a large backlog of operations stuck as a consequence of high transaction fees.
news.bitcoin.com
1 year ago
Cryptocurrency

Bridged Bitcoin on Avalanche Surpasses Value Locked on the Lightning Network Bitcoin News

Members of the crypto community have been discussing the number of bitcoins that have been bridged over to the Avalanche network, which is now larger than the total value locked on the Lightning Network.At the time of writing, there are 5,493 bitcoins circulating on the Avalanche blockchain, while the Lightning Network holds 5,248 bitcoins.
Bitcoin
1 year ago
Cryptocurrency

Crypto Payment Infrastructure Firm Opennode to Test Bitcoin Payments in Bahrain

Helping Grow Bahrain's Economy
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