Lightning Network

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Becoming Self-Sovereign: How to Set Up a Bitcoin Node, With Lightning
Setting up a RaspiBlitz Bitcoin node (with Lightning!) is an easy way to become self-sovereign and support the Bitcoin ecosystem.
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Lightning Network's New Liquidity Marketplace Attracts a ‘Surprising’ Mix of Individuals, Enterprises
Lightning Labs’ new liquidity marketplace, Lightning Pool, has seen more early-stage growth than its creators expected.
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Lightning Operators Are Bracing for a Bitcoin Bull Run
Lightning routing node operators are preparing for the horde of new users that will come in bitcoin's next bull run.
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Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Is Getting a Marketplace for Payment Channel Liquidity
Lightning Labs new service, Pool, provides a marketplace for Lightning Network businesses and users to lease payment channel liquidity.
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Putting Pressure on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Vulnerabilities Will Strengthen It
These vulnerabilities are reminders that improvements come with trade-offs – and that security and usability are two sides of the same coin.
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4 Bitcoin Lightning Network Vulnerabilities That Haven’t Been Exploited (Yet)
Bitcoin’s Lightning Network has a few vulnerabilities that have been discovered in its two-year lifespan, but none have been exploited.
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Lightning Vulnerability Discovered; LND Node Operators Urged to Upgrade ASAP
An undisclosed vulnerability in LND versions 0.10.x and below was revealed Thursday. Developers are urging node operators to update to the newest version.
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New on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network: LND Adds Accounting Feature, c-lightning Gets an Upgrade
Lightning Labs made bookkeeping easier for node operators. Blockstream’s c-lightning 0.9.1 release improves channel opening and routing mechanisms.
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Bitfinex Invests in Derivatives Exchange Built With Bitcoin's Lightning Network
The raise came after the new trading platform reached nearly $10 million in aggregate trading volume.
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Total Value on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Sets Another Record High Amid Market Rally
The layer 2 protocol holds $12.4 million worth of bitcoins.
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