MicroStrategy’s Saylor Integrates Bitcoin Lightning Address Into Corporate Email
The Lightning Address protocol allows users to send bitcoin over the Lightning Network to a wallet identifier resembling a conventional email address. Source
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Lightspark Announces New Bitcoin Lightning Platform for Businesses
Some of the major features of the lightning network by Lightspark are its security and reliability. It presents itself as a secure infrastructure for enterprise-grade payments. Bitcoin tech infrastructure company Lightspark has unveiled a lightning platform for businesses. Lightspark was created in 2022 to power payments on the lightning network
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The state of the Bitcoin Lightning Network in 2023
The Lightning Network, a layer-2 payment solution built on top of the Bitcoin blockchain, is six years old. Products, users and the amount of Bitcoin (BTC) sent on the Lightning Network (LN) has sky-rocketed in 2023, despite the price per Bitcoin slipping under $20,000.Source: Twitter/KerookeThe LN has benefited from the integration into
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Coinbase CEO says Bitcoin Lightning is ‘something we’ll integrate’
Bitcoin (BTC) layer 2 scaling solution Lightning may feature on the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase in some capacity, according to its chief Brian Armstrong. In a tweet on April 8, Armstrong said that “Lightning is great and something we’ll integrate” in response to a tweet criticizing him for “actively ignoring” the
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Zebedee Debuts Global Payment Service Powered by Bitcoin’s Lightning Network
The service is currently available in the U.S., UK, EU, Brazil and the Philippines, but Zebedee plans on expanding the service to accommodate “all countries and currencies across the world.” Source
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El Salvador Offers New Bitcoin, Lightning Dev Courses
Students who finish the course will be given several options for continuing the Bitcoin journey, including the variant to start a full-time job at a renowned Bitcoin firm. El Salvador has come up with a new crypto initiative for its citizens. The Bitcoin Officer has announced a new six-month educational program
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Lightning Labs and Tari agree to convert restraining order in trademark suit
Bitcoin (BTC) software firm Lightning Labs and blockchain startup Tari Labs have agreed to convert a court-ordered temporary restraining order that halts the development of Lightning's Taro protocol.In a March 15 filing, lawyers for both Lightning and Tari proposed converting the restraining order to a preliminary injunction — a temporary
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Lightning Labs’ Taro Project Faces Halt as Judge Issues Temporary Injunction for Trademark Infringement
“I was having dinner with a developer friend and he mentioned ‘taro,’” said Lightning Labs CEO and co-founder Elizabeth Stark in a declaration in the case. “I knew that taro is a common ingredient used in Latin American, Southeast Asian,and African cuisines, which were three key regions for the growth
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Jack Dorsey’s TBD launches ‘C=’ to improve Bitcoin Lightning Network
TBD, a division of Block (formerly Square) led by CEO Jack Dorsey, launched a new venture named c= (pronounced c equals) to improve the Bitcoin Lightning Network through tools and services.The Lightning Network (LN) is a layer 2 payment network built to ease the mainstream adoption of Bitcoin (BTC) by enabling
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Lightning network grows with Xapo bank integration
Xapo Bank, a licensed private bank and one of the top bitcoin custodians, has collaborated with Lightspark and integrated with the Lightning Network. Xapo bank offers lightning-fast payments This integration enables Xapo Bank’s customers to make lightning-fast bitcoin payments for small purchases up to $100 at any vendor that accepts Lightning payments.
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