Bitcoin's Lightning Network Is Getting Its Own Hacker Camp
Chaincode is launching a new "residency" in New York that will focus on helping developers build their own Lightning Network apps
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Aug 20, 2018 at 12:59 p.m. UTC
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The Code for an Anonymous Lightning Network is Now Live
A private version of the crypto protocol lightning network is headed to zcash, with the potential it could be added for other blockchains soon.
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Aug 14, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. UTC
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You Can Now Get Paid (a Little) for Using Bitcoin's Lightning Network
Lightning nodes are making money – albeit not much – displaying the potential for a growing fee market on the layer two tech.
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Aug 14, 2018 at 4:00 a.m. UTC
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Bitcoin's Open Secret: Lightning Is Making Better Online Payments Possible
An influx of lightning apps are mostly silly, but they demo a serious point: the tech enables bitcoin to compete with traditional payment rails.
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Aug 10, 2018 at 4:00 a.m. UTC
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100 Merchants Can Now Trial Bitcoin's Lightning Network Risk Free
CoinGate is making Lightning payments accessible for mainstream merchants and reaping research in return.
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Jul 10, 2018 at 12:01 p.m. UTC
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A Plan to Send Millions in Bitcoin to Venezuela Is Moving Ahead
Developer Jonathan Wheeler plans to airdrop bitcoin across Venezuela, in an ambitious attempt at quelling the country's ongoing economic crisis.
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Jun 28, 2018 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
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A Real-Time Battle Over Trashy Art Is Becoming a Big Deal for Bitcoin
A new digital art project, covered in crypto politics and penises, displays a serious use for bitcoin's layer-two tech, the lightning network.
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Jun 15, 2018 at 4:00 a.m. UTC
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'Layer 2' Blockchain Tech Is an Even Bigger Deal Than You Think
The rise of solutions like the lightning network suggests crypto can have its cake and eat it too. Transactional scaling may just be the icing.
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May 30, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
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A New Twist On Lightning Tech Could Be Coming Soon to Bitcoin
The lightning network is still new, but a group of its devs are already thinking about an alternative technology to better protect users' funds.
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May 29, 2018 at 4:00 a.m. UTC
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MIT Tests Smart Contract-Powered Bitcoin Lightning Network
A recently completed MIT test showcases how bitcoin might not just scale, but do so in a way where it's transactions are more expressive than today.
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May 23, 2018 at 4:00 a.m. UTC
May 23, 2018