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Posted by | April 2, 2024
Are Bitcoin Developers Losing Faith in Lightning?

Ah, the Lightning Network. Hailed for years as Bitcoin’s saving grace, the off-chain solution needed to finally make Satoshi Nakamoto’s “peer-to-peer digital cash” an actual functioning payments network, today appears...

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Posted by | March 26, 2024
The Bitcoin Halving Could Accelerate Consumer Adoption of BTC

As the world gets into a frenzy around the coming Bitcoin halving – and the price of bitcoin (BTC) as a result – it’s important to take a moment for...

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Posted by | December 5, 2023
Bitcoin custodian Nostr Assets pauses deposits after reaching ‘maximum capacity’

“Please refrain from deposits at the moment. Inbound at max capacity,” wrote one community manager. 4215 Total views 8 Total shares Bitcoin infrastructure developer Nostr Assets has paused deposits following...

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Posted by | October 31, 2023
Bulgaria’s oldest football club adopts Bitcoin and Lightning, joins Nostr

Bitcoin (BTC) has netted another adoption goal. Botev Plovdiv FC, Bulgaria’s oldest football club, has adopted Bitcoin and Lightning Network payments, as well as joining decentralized protocol, Nostr . Plovdiv’s stadium...

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Posted by | October 22, 2023
Lightning Network faces criticism from pro-XRP lawyer John Deaton

John Deaton’s remarks come amid concerns about alleged backdoors in the Bitcoin Lightning Network’s code. 976 Total views 6 Total shares Lawyer and cryptocurrency supporter John Deaton has criticized the...

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Posted by | October 21, 2023
Bitcoin core developer steps back from Lightning Network over “hard dilemma”

Antoine Riard believes the Bitcoin community faces a "hard dilemma" as a new class of replacement cycling attacks threatens the Lightning Network. 3613 Total views 12 Total shares Security researcher...

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Posted by | October 21, 2023
Bitcoin core developer steps back from Lightning Network over “hard dilemma”

Antoine Riard believes the Bitcoin community faces a “hard dilemma” as a new class of replacement cycling attacks threatens the Lightning Network. 9603 Total views 36 Total shares Security researcher...

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Posted by | September 14, 2023
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Says Crypto Exchange Will Now Support Bitcoin Lightning Network

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says the largest US-based crypto exchange is adding support for Lightning Network, a layer-2 scaling solution for Bitcoin (BTC) that aims to address scalability issues. In...

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Posted by | September 13, 2023
Coinbase to integrate Bitcoin Lightning Network: CEO Brian Armstrong

Lighting Network helps Bitcoin solve its scalability problem and compete against newer cryptocurrency projects that promise comparatively faster and cheaper transactions. 3268 Total views 26 Total shares Crypto exchange Coinbase...

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Posted by | May 16, 2023
Bitcoin Lightning company River raises $35M amid ‘new wave of institutional adoption’

“We’re seeing another wave of Bitcoin interest, largely driven by business and institutional adoption,” says Alex Leishman, River CEO. “It’s not fueled by hype.” 2131 Total views 12 Total shares...

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