Bitstamp's Commitment to Bitcoin Scalability, Launching a Lightning Network Node
July 11, 2019
The Lightning Network (LN), Bitcoin’s
most significant off chain scaling protocol is now available to the Bitstamp
community. The European cryptocurrency exchange has announced
the set up of a Lightning Network node.
In the…
20K Addresses Hold $1 of Bitcoin and More, Use In Micropayments Far From Reality
July 11, 2019
Despite recent weakness, Bitcoin is trending
higher. Encouragingly, there are predictions that this could Bull Run could
push it to the $100,000 mark. The excitement over its value aside, crypto users
on Reddit are taking on a rather…
Binance Hack Aside, here are 4 Reasons Why Bitcoin (BTC) Investors are Confident
May 8, 2019
Well,
despite the 7,000 BTC heist at Binance, there is a lot to rave about. Of Note, Bitcoin
last touched the $6K mark at the middle of the last quarter of 2018. However, it
is what has happened between then and now that Bitcoin…
BTC Queen Launch Lightning App on the Bitcoin Mainnet
April 24, 2019
Good news is, Elizabeth Stark’s Lightning Labs is finally launching the
desktop alpha version of the Lightning App on the Bitcoin Mainnet. And there is
more exciting news to this because for the first-time users can actually begin…
Why Bitcoin Lightning Network and all off-chain solutions do NOT make you immune to on-chain fee
April 11, 2019
Transaction fees have become a
crucial part of the Bitcoin payment process and all off-chain solutions,
whether it’s third-party services or lightning, do not make you immune to
on-chain fees.
It Costs Miners Nothing to Add A…
Are these The Lightning Network Flaws Picked out by Dan Larimer?
April 6, 2019
Lightning Network (LN)
has been praised by many as the solution to the Bitcoin network’s scalability
problem. However, the founder of EOS, Dan Larimer believes there are many
problems associated with this solution.
Dan Larimer…
Lightning Network Keeps Growing. Malta-Based Crypto Exchange Now Allows LN Payments For All Its Users
March 29, 2019
The use of cryptocurrencies is a growing trend, and there are more and more developments that evolve around these technologies.
Layer 2 solutions promise to solve some of the most critical problems associated with the use of…
OpenNode Announces a Shopify Bitcoin Lightning Network Plugin
March 27, 2019
OpenNode say they are the easiest way for merchants to
accept Bitcoin charging one percent for every transaction. True to their world,
they have announced a Shopify
Lightning Network plugin helping merchants “discover new ways to…
