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Lightning Labs Rolls Out 'Taproot Assets,' to Make Bitcoin 'Multi-Asset' Network

Taproot Assets will give developers "the tools needed to make Bitcoin a multi-asset network, but in a scalable manner," according to Lightning Labs.

Binance sets up lightning network nodes (Leon Contreras/Unsplash)

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Lightning Labs Unveils Bitcoin Tools for AI

“We are in the realm of enabling use cases that weren't previously possible,” Lightning Labs CEO Elizabeth Stark told CoinDesk.

Screenshot showing one of Lightning Labs’ AI products. (Lightning Labs)

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Lightning Data Analytics Firm Amboss Launches New ‘Liner’ Index for Bitcoin Yield

The company says the new index dubbed Lightning Network Rate (Liner) could be like Bitcoin’s version of the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor), a global reference rate for loans. Liner complements Magma, the Lightning liquidity marketplace launched by Amboss last year.

The Lightning Network Rate (Liner) is pitched as a way of monitoring market demand for liquidity on the Bitcoin layer 2 network. (Jonathan Kitchen / Getty Images)

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Lightning Labs Releases 'Better' Version of Token Minting on Bitcoin After BRC-20s Clog System

The project formerly known as "Taro" has been rebranded "Taproot Assets" after Lightning Labs was hit with a trademark infringement lawsuit. The new offering, now on a testnet, comes with a "core set of features to bitcoinize the dollar," according to the firm.

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Lightning Labs’ Taro Project Faces Pause as Judge Issues Temporary Injunction for Trademark Infringement

Blockchain software development firm Tari Labs sued Bitcoin infrastructure firm Lightning Labs in December for trademark infringement over the use of the name “Taro.” CoinDesk's Editor at Large, Christie Harkin, discusses the latest developments.

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Lightning Labs’ Taro Project Faces Halt as Judge Issues Temporary Injunction for Trademark Infringement

The decision in the case brought by fellow blockchain software developer Tari Labs raises questions about trademark enforcement in the open source community.

Taro (Getty Images)

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Lightning Labs Releases Software to Allow Bitcoin Developers to Mint and Transfer Assets on the Blockchain

The alpha version of Taro will make it possible to create peer-to-peer Bitcoin and Lightning-native stablecoins.

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Bitcoin: When Lightning Strikes

Lightning Labs Director of Business Development Ryan Gentry, Blockstream's Lightning Protocol Engineer Lisa Neigut and Miles Suter, Crypto Product Lead at Cash APP join Consensus 2022 to introduce the Lightning project. Moderator: George Kaloudis, Research Analyst, CoinDesk

Explorations Stage at Consensus 2022

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Lightning Labs Co-Founder on Taro Protocol, Future of Bitcoin Lightning Network

Lightning Labs Co-founder and CTO Olaoluwa Osuntokun, also known on social media as “roasbeef,” shares insights into the Lightning Network’s latest Taproot-powered “Taro” protocol aiming to bring stablecoins to Bitcoin. Plus, a wider conversation on Lightning Network’s use cases and adoption.

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Lightning Labs CTO ‘Roasbeef’ on the Purpose and Progress of Bitcoin’s Lightning Network

Bitcoin’s Lightning Network has reached a new milestone, exceeding 2,000 BTC. Referred to as a “second layer” system, it is designed to reduce the time and fees to send bitcoin during periods of high network traffic.

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