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Lightning Network
Bitcoin-Focused VC Stillmark Hires Former Google X Engineer Vikash Singh
Singh joins the fund as principal investor as the firm looks to deploy capital to Bitcoin-related companies.
Twitter Joins $20M Funding Round for Bitcoin Payments Provider OpenNode
The round, which valued OpenNode at $220 million, also included well-known venture capitalist Tim Draper.
Pro-Bitcoin California Congressional Candidate: BTC is a ‘Way For Economic Justice,’ Lightning Network ‘is the Future’
Aarika Rhodes, U.S. congressional candidate for California’s 32nd District seeking to unseat Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Calif.), explains bitcoin as “a way for economic justice.” “Do I love the Lightning Network? Absolutely, I think it is the future,” Rhodes said.
Bitcoin Isn’t Private – But Its Recent Taproot Upgrade Will Help
The upgrade could give the network a much-anticipated privacy boost once its effects ripple throughout the ecosystem.
Block’s Cash App Is Finally Integrating the Lightning Network
First promised back in 2019, Block’s move will allow users to quickly send bitcoin to each other for free,
Strike Launches Bitcoin Payment Services in Argentina to Kick-Start Latin American Expansion
The company plans to expand into Brazil and Colombia in 2022.
NYDIG-Owned Payments Startup Bottlepay Obtains FCA Registration
The startup says it’s the first Lightning network-based firm to win approval from the U.K. regulator.
5 Ways Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Advanced in 2021
This past year, key developments on the Lightning protocol have been making Bitcoin a better payment system.
CardCoins Offers Bitcoin Payments Over the Lightning Network
CardCoins’ new Lightning integration will allow customers to receive bitcoin payments quickly and cheaply.
Should You Get Your Paycheck Through Bitcoin’s Lightning Network?
Bitwage, a payroll processor that uses Bitcoin’s “layer 2” scaling solution, the Lightning Network, processed the world’s first salary payment via Lightning last week. Bitwage co-founder and CEO Jonathan Chester shares insights into how it all works and who’s using the service.