PlayIconNav
BTC
$67,687.95+0.99%
ETH
$2,490.77+0.44%
BNB
$586.21+0.27%
SOL
$176.44+3.06%
XRP
$0.51418360+0.34%
DOGE
$0.14098845+3.74%
CD20
$2,054.57+1.20%
TRX
$0.16464515+0.15%
ADA
$0.33929439+2.74%
AVAX
$25.65+1.10%
SHIB
$0.00001711+0.84%
WBTC
$67,578.38+0.90%
Ad

Lightning Network

shutterstock_172802186
Markets
Bitcoin
Battle-Testing Lightning: Schools Start Contest to Secure Bitcoin’s Layer 2
Organizers hope a new competition will spur security advances for Lightning, but also steer bitcoin debates in more constructive directions.
shutterstock_172802186
By Alyssa Hertig
Jan 20, 2018 at 11:30 a.m. UTC
Jan 20, 2018
BitcoinLightning NetworkFeaturesTechnology News
screen-shot-2017-09-05-at-3-14-10-pm
Markets
Blockstream
Blockstream Launches Micropayments Processing System for Bitcoin Apps
Bitcoin startup Blockstream has introduced a micropayment processing system that it claims makes it simpler to build bitcoin payment apps.
screen-shot-2017-09-05-at-3-14-10-pm
By Sujha Sundararajan
Jan 17, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
Jan 17, 2018
BlockstreamNewsLightning Network
lightning-bolt
Markets
Bitcoin
Payment Provider Bitrefill Runs Successful Lightning Transaction Test
This may have been the first real consumer transaction using the Lightning network.
lightning-bolt
By Brady Dale
Dec 29, 2017 at 9:31 p.m. UTC
Dec 29, 2017
BitcoinNewsLightning NetworkBitcoin PaymentsBitrefillTechnology News
bitcoin-balloon
Markets
Bitcoin
Bitcoin's Real Bottleneck
Bitcoin's markets may be booming but it's the network's rare development talent that may be most valuable.
bitcoin-balloon
By Ariel Deschapell
Dec 27, 2017 at 2:00 a.m. UTC
Dec 27, 2017
BitcoinLightning NetworkScalingDevelopment2017 ReviewTechnology News
shutterstock_704089909
Markets
Micropayments
Lightning: The Bitcoin Scaling Tech You Really Should Know
One of the most talked about technologies in development for bitcoin is the Lightning Network. But what does it do, and when might it be ready?
shutterstock_704089909
By Alyssa Hertig
Dec 9, 2017 at 10:45 a.m. UTC
Dec 9, 2017
MicropaymentsBitcoinLightning NetworkScalingFeaturesTechnology News
screen-shot-2017-12-05-at-9-48-12-pm
Markets
Micropayments
Lightning At Last? Bitcoin Scaling Layer Almost Ready
Bitcoin's most anticipated scaling solution took a big step forward Tuesday with the presentation of new test results.
screen-shot-2017-12-05-at-9-48-12-pm
By Alyssa Hertig
Dec 6, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. UTC
Dec 6, 2017
MicropaymentsBitcoinBlockstreamLightning NetworkScalingLightning LabsAcinqFeaturesTechnology News
paint-swirl
Markets
Ethereum
Wallet Demo Showcases Lightning-Like Network for Ethereum
A Liquidity Network founder has demoed how an ethereum wallet could function using a new off-chain scaling solution.
paint-swirl
By Alyssa Hertig
Nov 29, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Nov 29, 2017
EthereumNewsLightning NetworkTechnology News
shutterstock_575470219
Markets
Bitcoin
Lightning Can Scale Bitcoin, But Are Costs a Barrier?
Often trumpeted as the future of bitcoin, the success of the Lightning Network may come down to economic forces, say researchers.
shutterstock_575470219
By Alyssa Hertig
Nov 21, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Nov 21, 2017
BitcoinBlock SizeLightning NetworkScalingBitcoin CashFeaturesTechnology News
lightning2
Markets
Payments
Lightning Only? Scaling Bitcoin Might Require A Whole 'Nother Layer
A new paper outlines an additional layer to the Lightning Network that would make payment channels even more scalable.
lightning2
By Alyssa Hertig
Nov 16, 2017 at 9:02 a.m. UTC
Nov 16, 2017
PaymentsBitcoinLightning NetworkBitcoin ScalingFeaturesTechnology News
img_0184
Markets
Technology
Hold the Fork: No 2x But Everything Else Goes at Scaling Bitcoin Event
Day one of Scaling Bitcoin 2017 presented a change of pace for an event that grew out of the network's technical contention.
img_0184
By Pete Rizzo
Nov 5, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. UTC
Nov 5, 2017
TechnologyBitcoinLightning NetworkScaling BitcoinScalingSegWitFeaturesTechnology News