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Lightning Network
Bitcoin's Lightning Network Is Vulnerable to 'Looting': New Research Explains
Computer scientists Jona Harris and Aviv Zohar have examined the Lightning Network's "flood and loot" attack that preys on Bitcoin network congestion.

Cryptography Startup Brings Private Payment Channels to Tezos Blockchain
Cryptography firm Bolt Labs has launched a private payment solution, zkChannels, on Tezos.

Why This Dev Built a 'Centralized Ethereum' on Top of Bitcoin's Lightning Network
Ethereum showed the limits of decentralization, says the creator of an explicitly centralized version that pays contracts via Bitcoin’s Lightning Network.

Ethereum Has Become Bitcoin's Top Off-Chain Destination
The most popular way to use bitcoin off-chain is on Ethereum, recent data indicates.

Lightning Network Overhaul Could Strengthen Bitcoin Privacy – But Many 'Ifs' Remain
Bitcoin developers are exploring Point Timelock Contracts (PTLCs) to improve the privacy of payments on the Lightning Network.

Bitcoiners Sprint to Improve Lightning Network in 2-Day Virtual Hackathon
Unable to meet in person, developers around the world collaborated by videoconference for a 48-hour stretch to refine Bitcoin’s Lightning Network.

IOV Labs Takes on Lightning Network With New Light Client
IOV Labs, which builds platforms secured by bitcoin’s hash rate, launched Wednesday a light client for the Lumino Payments Network, its smart contract-compatible rival to the lightning network

Fold App Helps You Earn Bitcoin and Shop Major Retailers
Leigh Cuen sits down with Fold CEO, Will Reeves to discuss their new app launching this week just in time for Black Friday.

Zcash Alliance Aims to Bring Privacy Tech to Bitcoin, Cosmos and Ethereum
Zcash-inspired privacy tools are coming to Bitcoin's Lightning Network and many other blockchain ecosystems, creating a shared cryptocurrency privacy layer.

Bitcoin Wallets Are Adopting This Tech to Simplify Lightning Payments
Bitcoin’s Lightning network has a long way to go in terms of user experience. To tackle this problem, a standard known as lnurl is quietly gaining ground.
