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Payments
'Make Bitcoin Fun Again': New Lightning App Lets You Buy Pizza With BTC
Using the Lightning Network, more than 150 people bought Domino's pizza with bitcoin this week.
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By Leigh Cuen
Feb 15, 2019 at 2:00 a.m. UTC
Feb 15, 2019
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Startups
Square CEO Jack Dorsey Says Bitcoin's Lightning Is Coming to Cash App
Lightning Network projects are booming, thanks in part to the buzz surrounding bitcoin bull Jack Dorsey.
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By Leigh Cuen
Feb 11, 2019 at 10:45 p.m. UTC
Feb 11, 2019
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Bitcoin
Latest Lightning Code Release Trolls With a 'Block Size' Increase
The latest code version for the lightning network, often trumpeted as the future of bitcoin payments, includes a "block size increase."
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By Alyssa Hertig
Feb 8, 2019 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
Feb 8, 2019
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Bitcoin protocol
Bitcoin's 'Lightning Torch' Explained: What It Is and Why It Matters
The bitcoin community is currently immersed in an experiment called the “lightning torch," and it's reached 37 countries so far.
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By Alyssa Hertig
Feb 5, 2019 at 8:25 a.m. UTC
Feb 5, 2019
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Casa's Lightning-Enabled Bitcoin Node Just Got a Browser Extension
Cryptocurrency custody startup Casa has launched a browser extension for direct control of its lightning network-enabled bitcoin node. 
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By Christine Kim
Feb 1, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 1, 2019
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Bitcoin protocol
This Spongebob-Themed Tech Proves That Bitcoin's Lightning Is Advancing
Spongebob Squarepants term "wumbo" has been appropriated to describe one of the next milestones for bitcoin's lightning network.
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By Alyssa Hertig
Jan 30, 2019 at 8:30 a.m. UTC
Jan 30, 2019
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Bitcoin
State of Lightning: What's the Path for Network Adoption in 2019?
The "instant payments" network running atop bitcoin saw fast user adoption levels in 2018. Will the trend continue this year?
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By Christine Kim
Jan 27, 2019 at 12:45 p.m. UTC
Jan 27, 2019
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Payments
Bitfury Releases Merchant, Developer Tools for Bitcoin's Lighting Network
Blockchain technology firm Bitfury has released a suite tools aimed to drive adoption of bitcoin’s lightning network.
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By Christine Kim
Jan 23, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Jan 23, 2019
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Bitgo
Genesis, BitGo Team Up to Ease Crypto Trading for Institutions
BitGo and Genesis Global Trading are targeting Wall Street institutions with a new high-speed crypto trading service.
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By Ian Allison
Jan 16, 2019 at 12:30 p.m. UTC
Jan 16, 2019
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New Bitrefill Service Aims to Make Lightning Payments Easy
Now bitcoin users can send someone a lightning payment without the hassle of setting up channels.
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By Leigh Cuen
Jan 9, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 9, 2019
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