Bitcoin’s Lightning Network has hit a record 5,637 BTC in capacity, driven by increased capital from institutions.

Bitcoin and crypto exchange Coinbase has integrated Bitcoin's Lightning Network, enabling faster and cheaper BTC transactions for its users in the United States (with the exception of New York). As ...

Everyone has heard the Chinese proverb British misquote: “May you live in interesting times,” and how it’s supposed to be a curse. It sounds deep, like a quote for edgelords over 80. These two ...

Blockstream has introduced the ‘Splicing’ feature in its Core Lightning implementation, enabling liquidity changes to Lightning channels, according to a press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine. This ...

After years of conceptualization and development, the first Lightning implementations are now in beta. As a result, more nodes are appearing online every day, a growing number of users are opening ...

Developers working on the Bitcoin layer-2 Lightning Network have become less security-oriented and more focused on producing cash flow for their investors, argues a former Lightning Network developer.

A Lightning Bitcoin wallet allows for instant and low-cost Bitcoin transactions by utilizing the Lightning Network, a second-layer solution built on Bitcoin. These wallets make microtransactions ...

The chief technology officer of Lightning Labs, the firm behind the Bitcoin scaling network, has downplayed a purported new bug that could allow exploiters to drain funds from Lightning Nodes. “Based ...