El Salvador Bitcoin ATM network to receive Lightning Network upgrade
Athena Bitcoin, the company operating a state-owned chain of crypto ATMs in El Salvador, plans to integrate the Lightning Network…
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Bitcoin builder climbs Africa’s tallest mountain to raise awareness
A Bitcoin (BTC) educator based in Tanzania has scaled Africa’s highest peak, Kilimanjaro, sponsoring the entire trip through Bitcoin and…
Lightning Network faces criticism from pro-XRP lawyer John Deaton
Lawyer and cryptocurrency supporter John Deaton has criticized the Lightning Network, deeming it less effective than the “Spend The Bits”…
Bitcoin core developer steps back from Lightning Network over “hard dilemma”
Security researcher and developer Antoine Riard is stepping down from the Lightning Network’s development, citing security issues and fundamental challenges…
BitVM’s goal is to scale Bitcoin, not be a pseudo-Ethereum, says dev
One of the developers working on “BitVM” — a Bitcoin-based virtual machine — reiterates the tech is intended to scale…
Bitcoin Lightning Network growth jumps 1,200% in 2 years
Bitcoin’s layer 2 Lightning Network has seen an estimated 1,212% growth in two years, with around 6.6 million routed transactions…
PayPal rolls out crypto ramps, Franklin Templeton joins BTC ETF race, and more
Without aggressive marketing tactics, fintech giant PayPal is quietly and consistently venturing deeper into the crypto space, rolling out features…
Coinbase to integrate Bitcoin Lightning Network in bid to drive adoption
After more than a month of public deliberations, Coinbase has finally decided to integrate Bitcoin’s Lightning Network onto its exchange…
Privacy prevails and cypherpunks write code at Baltic Honeybadger
Bitcoin’s spirit animal is the honey badger. Bitcoin evangelist turned Bitcoin Cash promoter Roger Ver first popularized the meme in…
Bitcoin will bring global payments out of the ‘fax era’ — Ex-PayPal boss
While information today can be easily transferred over the internet via email or text, global payments on the other hand,…