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Lightning Network
How to Send Bitcoin on Lightning (The Early, Risky Way)
Using bitcoin's lightning network can be dangerous – but it could also help propel the cryptocurrency toward its next growth stage.
A Little Lightning Project Has Two Big Implications
A small Japanese startup is paving the way in ideating how bitcoin's experimental Lightning network could take shape on two fronts.
Lightning Has a Problem: People Are Already Using It
Early use of the Lightning Network is catching bugs, but developers are concerned that it could also slow down the building of bitcoin's second layer.
Decentralization vs Scale: Crypto's Growing Struggle
New academic papers dive into just how decentralized the most popular blockchains are, and how resistant they'd be to takeover by controlling force.
Lightning Network May Not Solve Bitcoin's Scaling 'Trilemma'
It isn’t possible to have decentralization, a fixed money supply and sufficient liquidity for an efficient payments system, says Frances Coppola.
Battle-Testing Lightning: Schools Start Contest to Secure Bitcoin’s Layer 2
Organizers hope a new competition will spur security advances for Lightning, but also steer bitcoin debates in more constructive directions.
Blockstream Launches Micropayments Processing System for Bitcoin Apps
Bitcoin startup Blockstream has introduced a micropayment processing system that it claims makes it simpler to build bitcoin payment apps.
Payment Provider Bitrefill Runs Successful Lightning Transaction Test
This may have been the first real consumer transaction using the Lightning network.
Bitcoin's Real Bottleneck
Bitcoin's markets may be booming but it's the network's rare development talent that may be most valuable.
Lightning: The Bitcoin Scaling Tech You Really Should Know
One of the most talked about technologies in development for bitcoin is the Lightning Network. But what does it do, and when might it be ready?
