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Top Bitcoin Developers Face Off in a Lightning-Powered Boxing Match
The esports smackdown was meant to highlight the power of bitcoin's lightning network – since the cutting-edge payments system is fast, cheap and lets users send tiny payments...
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By Alyssa Hertig
Feb 11, 2020 at 9:31 p.m. UTC
Feb 11, 2020
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Plasma Became Optimism and It Might Just Save Ethereum
The Plasma Group reformed as Optimism and is working to make ethereum's calling card, smart contracts, work above the base layer.
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By Leigh Cuen
Feb 11, 2020 at 1:19 a.m. UTC
Feb 11, 2020
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Lightning Labs Raises $10M Series A to Be the 'Visa' of Bitcoin
Lightning Labs has raised $10 million in Series A financing as it gears up to launch its first paid service for merchants accepting bitcoin payments.
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By Leigh Cuen
Feb 5, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 5, 2020
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Payments
Zap's New Product Lets Merchants Take Dollars Over Lightning Network
"Merchants can accept bitcoin and lightning payments with the same infrastructure, except they never touch the asset," explained Zap founder Jack Mallers.
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By William Foxley
Jan 30, 2020 at 5:45 p.m. UTC
Jan 30, 2020
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Why Lightning Payments Aren't Clicking for Porn Companies (Just Yet)
Bitcoin may finally achieve broader traction through the adult entertainment industry in 2020, but the chips aren’t stacked in its favor.
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By Leigh Cuen
Jan 28, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Jan 28, 2020
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What Are Lightning Wallets Doing to Help Onboard New Users?
Andreas M. Antonopoulos rejoins the crew for a look at advances in Lightning technology making new-user adoption easier at a tangible, but minimal cost.
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By Adam B. Levine
Jan 26, 2020 at 3:42 p.m. UTC
Jan 26, 2020
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Why High-Profile Defections Aren’t Libra’s Biggest Challenge
Libra has lost another Association member, but according to @nlw that’s likely low on their worries list, plus Square’s LN efforts & TON’s SEC support.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Jan 22, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 22, 2020
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Bitcoin's Lighting 'Torch' Reignites, Blazes Through 38 Countries in 3 Days
It's moving around the world much faster the second time around, already reaching 91 people.
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By Alyssa Hertig
Jan 22, 2020 at 4:30 p.m. UTC
Jan 22, 2020
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Payments
Hanukkah Reflections on My Year of Toying With Bitcoin
‘Tis the season for introspection. And this year, my thoughts are on bitcoin.
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By Leigh Cuen
Dec 22, 2019 at 10:35 a.m. UTC
Dec 22, 2019
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Bitcoin
'Multi-Part' Payments Could Bring Bigger Bitcoin Sums to Lightning Network
With its latest "major release," bitcoin tech startup Blockstream said its c-lightning software team is the first to release a working version of "multi-part payments."
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By Alyssa Hertig
Dec 21, 2019 at 11:35 a.m. UTC
Dec 21, 2019
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