At least a dozen startups are now betting on the profitability of bitcoin birthing a “Lightning Economy.” Is it too soon?
Square Crypto Hires Lightning, Libra Developers for ‘Bitcoin Dream Team’
The Square Crypto team announced three more developer hires on Thursday, pulling from major companies in the crypto space.
Lightning Labs Mobile App Gets 2,000 Downloads in 24 Hours
The new mainstream-friendly mobile wallet from Lightning Labs saw 2,000 downloads on Day 1. Next up for the company: merchant services.
Fraud-Fighting ‘Watchtowers’ Are Coming With the Next Big Lightning Release
So-called lightning network “watchtowers” — a much-anticipated next step for securing the network — are coming soon.
Lightning Labs Launches Desktop App on Bitcoin Mainnet
Lightning Labs has put out his first alpha release for its lightning desktop app for bitcoin’s mainnet.
Lightning Labs Releases ‘Loop’ Feature for Bitcoin Payments Channels
California startup Lightning Labs released today a new feature to improve usability of the bitcoin payment channel network, lightning.
Bitcoin Lightning Tech Expands Beyond Invoices in Step Toward Better UX
New tech by a principal developer could soon make it possible for bitcoin’s lightning network to expand to new use cases.
Square CEO Jack Dorsey Says Bitcoin’s Lightning Is Coming to Cash App
Lightning Network projects are booming, thanks in part to the buzz surrounding bitcoin bull Jack Dorsey.
Can the Lightning Network Avoid Going Corporate?
As startups developing bitcoin’s Lightning Network start pushing the tech forward, some wonder whether it’ll be taken over by corporate interests.
Bitcoin Lightning Startup Goes Beta With Twitter CEO Backing
Big investors are lining up to back the startup behind the most advanced implementation of bitcoin’s in-development Lightning Network.