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Proposal's Merger Paves Way for New Bitcoin Lightning Features
A routing proposal is expected to be merged today into the official "specifications" of the lightning network, paving the way for new features.
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Ethereum-Powered Social Network Cent Launches Payments via Chat
Cent now enables direct messages with ether payments, even without downloading crypto wallet software.
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Bitcoin's Lightning Comes to Apple Smartwatches With New App
A new app for the Apple Watch has been launched by bitcoin startup Bluewallet, which connects users to the nascent lightning network.
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Ex-Ripple CTO Launches Blogging Platform to Pay Content Creators XRP
The Coil blogging platform offers tipping via XRP and in future plans to work with a variety of assets.
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Startup Behind Ethereum DEX Releases Lightning Developer Tools
Radar Relay, a decentralized exchange for trading tokens over ethereum, is branching out into bitcoin lightning technology.
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Bitrefill's 'Thor Turbo' Lets You Get Started With Bitcoin's Lightning Faster
Bitcoin startup Bitrefill is launching a new service aimed at helping onboard users of the lightning network more quickly.
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10 Passes to Go: Bitcoin's Lightning Torch Will Soon Burn Out
The globe-trotting bitcoin payments experiment is nearing its end, having attracted participants like Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey.
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This New Lightning App Aims to Make Getting Paid in Bitcoin Easier
A new service has launched to make it easier for people to accept money on bitcoin's lightning payments network.
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A Lightning API for Bitcoin Futures Data Has Launched
An experimental service that allows users to pay for futures data from exchanges Kraken and BitMEX via the lightning network is now live.
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