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Lightning Network

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Micropayments
Bitcoin Meets Netflix? Laolu Is Building a Lightning-Powered App for That
The Lightning Network isn't yet live on bitcoin, but that doesn't mean developers aren't theorizing the kinds of ambitious apps that it could enable.
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By Alyssa Hertig
Oct 7, 2017 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
Oct 7, 2017
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Micropayments
Raiden ICO: Ethereum Scaling Solution to Launch Publicly Traded Token
Ethereum's answer to bitcoin's Lightning Network will have one notable difference – a publicly traded token to be sold in a Dutch auction in October.
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By Alyssa Hertig
Sep 22, 2017 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
Sep 22, 2017
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Micropayments
Raiden Release: Simpler Micropayments Go Live on Ethereum's Testnet
The developers behind Raiden Network have launched an early, simplified version of the scaling solution on the ethereum test network.
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By Alyssa Hertig
Sep 20, 2017 at 11:45 a.m. UTC
Sep 20, 2017
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Ethereum
Scaling Lightning? How Revive Could Boost Bitcoin's Boldest Scaling Plan
A new proposal for optimizing bitcoin's Lightning Network suggests off-chain micropayments could become even more scalable than conceived.
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By Alyssa Hertig
Sep 10, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
Sep 10, 2017
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Mining
Lightning's Next Act: Decentralizing Bitcoin Mining?
Could the same mechanisms used in the Lightning Network have the unintended benefit of also decentralizing mining?
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By Alyssa Hertig
Sep 8, 2017 at 8:20 a.m. UTC
Sep 8, 2017
MiningBitcoinNewsLightning NetworkDecentralizationTechnology News
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Payments
Creator of World's First Bitcoin Fuel Pump Plans Lightning Support
The creator of the first ever commercial fuel pump to accept bitcoin has revealed a plan to add Lightning Network functionality to his design.
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By Rachel-Rose O'Leary
Aug 31, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. UTC
Aug 31, 2017
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Bitcoin
Bitcoin's Lightning Network Moves Closer to Compatibility
Version 1.0 of a standard that could help connect all of bitcoin's differing Lightning tech implementations is reportedly close to being complete.
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By Alyssa Hertig
Aug 25, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
Aug 25, 2017
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Bitcoin
Lightning's Tadge Dryja is Working On a Bitcoin Cash 'Splitter'
Lightning Network creator Tadge Dryja is developing a tool to help bitcoin users safely claim their newly created bitcoin cash.
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By Alyssa Hertig
Aug 23, 2017 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
Aug 23, 2017
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Ripple
Lightning Bank Ledgers? Bitfury and Ripple Demo New Twist on Bitcoin Tech
Bitcoin's much-anticipated Lightning Network is now compatible with seven payment networks, thanks to new code from Ripple and Bitfury.
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By Alyssa Hertig
Aug 17, 2017 at 12:59 p.m. UTC
Aug 17, 2017
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Ethereum
Ethereum + Lightning? Buterin and Poon Unveil 'Plasma' Scaling Plan
Vitalik Buterin and Jospeh Poon hope to fix ethereum's scaling problem with a Lightning Network-like system, Plasma, but does it have what it takes?
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By Alyssa Hertig
Aug 12, 2017 at 11:15 a.m. UTC
Aug 12, 2017
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