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Well, it looks like there’s good news and bad news. The good news is that bitcoin has moved beyond $9,900 and the Lightning Network can potentially make cryptocurrency (BTC) payments...
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Well, it looks like there’s good news and bad news. The good news is that bitcoin has moved beyond $9,900 and the Lightning Network can potentially make cryptocurrency (BTC) payments...
Nick Marinoff · September 2, 2019 · 1:00 pm+
If you’re looking to potentially tip people in bitcoin and give them something special for their services, a new app called Tippin is available for use. Tippin Can Bring BTC...
Nick Marinoff · September 1, 2019 · 4:15 pm+
There’s a new cryptocurrency sheriff in town, and it comes in the form of Spark Swap, a new trading platform powered by the Lightning Network. The Lightning Network: Faster and...
Nick Marinoff · April 8, 2019 · 5:00 pm+
Bitcoin’s main network implementation of the Lightning Network has recently reached a new all-time capacity high, passing 4,000 nodes for the very first time. 333 BTC Capacity The so-called “second...
Joshua Morris · November 19, 2018 · 10:00 am+
One significant barrier to mass adoption of Bitcoin has been its scalability issue. Let’s explore how the Lightning Network attempts to address this problem. The Bitcoin Scalability Issue Bitcoin (BTC)...
Kuldeep Kaul · October 29, 2018 · 9:30 am+
The joint venture between Chain and Lightyear has released Starlight, a bi-directional payment channel on the Stellar network. Instant payments on Stellar Interstellar, a company recently formed by Lightyear, in...
Kuldeep Kaul · October 27, 2018 · 1:30 pm+
Bitcoin blocks experienced a congestion rate of 95 percent in the month of October 2018. Nevertheless, this failed to impact the transaction fees which currently average between $0.20 and $0.50...
Joshua Morris · October 22, 2018 · 12:30 pm+
Bitcoin is in dire need of a proper scaling solution. The Lightning Network is widely considered to be a big step for the world’s leading cryptocurrency. Buda, the largest crypto...
JP Buntinx · October 14, 2018 · 4:00 pm+
Convincing merchants to accept Bitcoin payments is an ongoing struggle. Slow transaction confirmation speeds and high fees are two major hindrances. CoinGate aims to change the narrative by extending Lightning...
JP Buntinx · September 7, 2018 · 6:00 pm