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…
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Lightspark hopes Bitcoin Lightning payment standard will strike interest
Bitcoin Lightning network-based business payments service Lightspark threw its support for the new Universal Money Address (UMA) standard on Monday,…
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…
Blockstream’s new service aims to make Lightning integration a breeze
Bitcoin infrastructure company Blockstream has made its Greenlight Lightning-as-a-Service (LaaS) solution available for global commercial use, starting Thursday. LaaS refers…
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…
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…
Colombian Bitcoiner aims to orange-pill coffee lovers one bean at a time
José Luis Garcia is a coffee-lover and entrepreneur trying to make his mark in the city of Medellín — the birthplace…
Bitcoin Lightning on Coinbase agenda, Brian Armstrong tells Jack Dorsey
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has confirmed that the crypto exchange is “looking into” adding the Bitcoin Lighting network in its…