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Jack Dorsey's Block Launches Service Provider to Make Lightning More Reliable
The new entity dubbed “c=” aims to improve liquidity and routing on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network. The name references the speed of light in Einstein's famous equation E=MC2.
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By Frederick Munawa
Mar 2, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 2, 2023
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The 10 Biggest Developments in Bitcoin in 2022 (Part 2)
Whether it's the Taro upgrade or growth in the Lightning Network, on today’s show we’re taking a look back on the steady progress Bitcoin has made over the year, courtesy of C...
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By Adam B. LevineAdrian Blust
Jan 1, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
Jan 1, 2023
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The 10 Biggest Developments in Bitcoin in 2022 (Part 1)
Whether it's the Taro upgrade or growth in the Lightning Network, on today’s show we’re taking a look back on the steady progress Bitcoin has made over the year, courtesy of C...
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By Adam B. LevineAdrian Blust
Dec 31, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
Dec 31, 2022
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Machankura’s Bitcoin Wallet Targets Africans With Old-School Phones and No Internet
The service lets users in nine African countries tap into the Bitcoin Lightning network using basic feature phones. “Anyone who's interested in using bitcoin and living on bit...
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By Frederick Munawa
Dec 20, 2022 at 5:27 p.m. UTC
Dec 20, 2022
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The 10 Biggest Developments in Bitcoin in 2022
Whether it's the Taro upgrade or growth in the Lightning Network, Bitcoin has seen steady progress this year, says Cory Klippsten, Tomer Strolight and Sam Callahan of Swan Bit...
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By Cory KlippstenTomer StrolightSam Callahan
Dec 19, 2022 at 5:41 p.m. UTC
Dec 19, 2022
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The Best Bitcoin Lightning Payment Solutions
A look at open-source and corporate point-of-sale systems from BTCPay to Confirmo, so any merchant can start accepting BTC in 2023.
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By Vlad Goryachev
Dec 16, 2022 at 4:01 p.m. UTC
Dec 16, 2022
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Systems such as BOLT 12 could put more privacy in the hands of Lightning Network users. (Adrian Tudor/500px/Getty Images)
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Bitcoin's Lightning Network Could Be Getting a Privacy Upgrade
One new standard being developed by Blockstream is already running on the company’s Core Lightning implementation.
Systems such as BOLT 12 could put more privacy in the hands of Lightning Network users. (Adrian Tudor/500px/Getty Images)
By Frederick Munawa
Dec 9, 2022 at 3:56 p.m. UTC
Dec 9, 2022
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Fed Suggests Shift in Tightening Policy; Rogue Actor Disrupts Lightning Network With One Transaction
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Fed Suggests Shift in Tightening Policy; Rogue Actor Disrupts Lightning Network With One Transaction
The U.S. Federal Reserve hinted a potential change in its monetary policy at its latest meeting Wednesday. Twitter user "Burak" (@brqgoo) allegedly created a non-standard Bitc...
Fed Suggests Shift in Tightening Policy; Rogue Actor Disrupts Lightning Network With One Transaction
By CoinDesk Inc
Nov 2, 2022 at 7:43 p.m. UTC
Nov 2, 2022
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Rogue Actor Disrupts Lightning Network With a Single Transaction
The individual exploited a Bitcoin block parsing bug that had a downstream effect on certain Lightning nodes.
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By Frederick Munawa
Nov 2, 2022 at 5:27 a.m. UTC
Nov 2, 2022
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Kollider Raises $2.4M to Build ‘Lightning-Native’ Financial Products
The bitcoin derivatives exchange already has bitcoin-backed synthetic stablecoins and a Lightning-enabled bitcoin wallet in the pipeline.
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By Frederick Munawa
Oct 26, 2022 at 4:49 p.m. UTC
Oct 26, 2022
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