Lightning Network News

Lightning Network Will Come to Bitcoin ‘From Tomorrow’: Reports

AUG 21, 2017 | William Suberg

The long-awaited Lightning Network could debut on Bitcoin as early as Tuesday, reports on Twitter allege.

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Lightning Network Will Be Highly Centralized: Gavin Andresen

AUG 16, 2017 | William Suberg

The Lightning Network will be “highly centralized,” developer Gavin Andresen has said.

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Bitcoin Satellites? Blockstream Hints at “Coming” First Release

AUG 14, 2017 | William Suberg

Blockstream has hinted its flagship product will involves satellites upon release, leading to industry-wide speculation.

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Vitalik Buterin, Bitcoin's Lightning Network Author Reveal Ethereum Scaling Plans: Analysis

AUG 11, 2017 | Joseph Young

Bitcoin developer and Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin have co-introduced Plasma, a scaling framework for the Ethereum Blockchain.

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SegWit Locked-in, But Questions Remain About Bitcoin's Level of Decentralization

AUG 08, 2017 | David Dinkins

Many in the Bitcoin community want a distributed network, rather than a decentralized one. The scalability crisis, also known as "Bitcoin's civil war" stems from this philosophical difference

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Bitcoin Price Breaks All Time High Less Than Two Days Before SegWit Lock-in

AUG 07, 2017 | David Dinkins

Bitcoin price surges to new all time high just two days before the activation of Segregated Witness, markets appear highly optimistic

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Bitcoin Price Explodes to $3,212 New All-Time High, Factors

AUG 05, 2017 | Joseph Young

On August 5, less than four days after the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) hard fork, Bitcoin price surged drastically within a 24-hour period, recording a new all-time high at $3,212.

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Delay SegWit2x 6 Months to Work on SegWit, Lightning: Adam Back

AUG 02, 2017 | William Suberg

Adam Back says the Bitcoin community should deploy a “moratorium” on SegWit2x to avoid a second fork.

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Blockstream Meets BitTorrent: Lightning Micropayments Suggested to CEO Cohen

JUL 18, 2017 | William Suberg

Blockstream is making further connections with BitTorrent as ex-chief architect Arvid Norberg becomes a software engineer.

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Bitcoin Mining Giant Bitfury Releases Enterprise-Grade Blockchain

JUL 18, 2017 | Joseph Young

Bitfury, which has maintained its position as the second largest mining pool in the market, released its first enterprise-grade Blockchain software.

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Bitcoin Payment Channels Only Competitive At 1000x Block Size: Ryan X. Charles

JUN 20, 2017 | William Suberg

Lightning Network payment channels will likely only compete with traditional processors when worth over $150, Ryan X. Charles has calculated.

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Bitcoin Price Retakes $2,500 To Continue Eight-Week Overall Rally

JUN 05, 2017 | William Suberg

Bitcoin is challenging previous highs from May as prices creep past $2500 to cap an eighth week of overall growth.

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Blockstream Sends First Litecoin Lightning Microtransaction

MAY 12, 2017 | William Suberg

Blockstream has sent the first Litecoin microtransaction of 1 litecoin satoshi, which was settled in “under a second,” it reports.

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Bitcoin Mempool Hits All-Time High, Highlighting Urgent Need for Scaling

MAY 12, 2017 | Joseph Young

For two days, the size of the Bitcoin mempool remained at the 100 MBs region, which meant that many transactions were left unconfirmed and weren’t broadcasted to the Bitcoin blockchain.

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Litecoin, Silver to Bitcoin’s Gold, Now Aims at $50 Goal

MAY 08, 2017 | Olusegun Ogundeji

Litecoin’s market cap has crossed the $1 billion mark to join the three other major networks - Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple.

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Lightning Network Will Come to Bitcoin ‘From Tomorrow’: Reports

AUG 21, 2017 | William Suberg

The long-awaited Lightning Network could debut on Bitcoin as early as Tuesday, reports on Twitter allege.

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Bitcoin Price Explodes to $3,212 New All-Time High, Factors

AUG 05, 2017 | Joseph Young

On August 5, less than four days after the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) hard fork, Bitcoin price surged drastically within a 24-hour period, recording a new all-time high at $3,212.

35110 | 3

Bitcoin Price Breaks All Time High Less Than Two Days Before SegWit Lock-in

AUG 07, 2017 | David Dinkins

Bitcoin price surges to new all time high just two days before the activation of Segregated Witness, markets appear highly optimistic

28944 | 3

Litecoin, Silver to Bitcoin’s Gold, Now Aims at $50 Goal

MAY 08, 2017 | Olusegun Ogundeji

Litecoin’s market cap has crossed the $1 billion mark to join the three other major networks - Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple.

25439 | 3

Vitalik Buterin, Bitcoin's Lightning Network Author Reveal Ethereum Scaling Plans: Analysis

AUG 11, 2017 | Joseph Young

Bitcoin developer and Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin have co-introduced Plasma, a scaling framework for the Ethereum Blockchain.

23714 | 6

SegWit Locked-in, But Questions Remain About Bitcoin's Level of Decentralization

AUG 08, 2017 | David Dinkins

Many in the Bitcoin community want a distributed network, rather than a decentralized one. The scalability crisis, also known as "Bitcoin's civil war" stems from this philosophical difference

15677 | 12

Blockstream Meets BitTorrent: Lightning Micropayments Suggested to CEO Cohen

JUL 18, 2017 | William Suberg

Blockstream is making further connections with BitTorrent as ex-chief architect Arvid Norberg becomes a software engineer.

15640 | 2

Bitcoin Price Retakes $2,500 To Continue Eight-Week Overall Rally

JUN 05, 2017 | William Suberg

Bitcoin is challenging previous highs from May as prices creep past $2500 to cap an eighth week of overall growth.

13674 | 1

Blockstream Sends First Litecoin Lightning Microtransaction

MAY 12, 2017 | William Suberg

Blockstream has sent the first Litecoin microtransaction of 1 litecoin satoshi, which was settled in “under a second,” it reports.

13331 | 5

Bitcoin Satellites? Blockstream Hints at “Coming” First Release

AUG 14, 2017 | William Suberg

Blockstream has hinted its flagship product will involves satellites upon release, leading to industry-wide speculation.

12651 | 4

Bitcoin Payment Channels Only Competitive At 1000x Block Size: Ryan X. Charles

JUN 20, 2017 | William Suberg

Lightning Network payment channels will likely only compete with traditional processors when worth over $150, Ryan X. Charles has calculated.

10305 | 2

Delay SegWit2x 6 Months to Work on SegWit, Lightning: Adam Back

AUG 02, 2017 | William Suberg

Adam Back says the Bitcoin community should deploy a “moratorium” on SegWit2x to avoid a second fork.

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Bitcoin Mining Giant Bitfury Releases Enterprise-Grade Blockchain

JUL 18, 2017 | Joseph Young

Bitfury, which has maintained its position as the second largest mining pool in the market, released its first enterprise-grade Blockchain software.

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Bitcoin Mempool Hits All-Time High, Highlighting Urgent Need for Scaling

MAY 12, 2017 | Joseph Young

For two days, the size of the Bitcoin mempool remained at the 100 MBs region, which meant that many transactions were left unconfirmed and weren’t broadcasted to the Bitcoin blockchain.

7386 | 4

Lightning Network Will Be Highly Centralized: Gavin Andresen

AUG 16, 2017 | William Suberg

The Lightning Network will be “highly centralized,” developer Gavin Andresen has said.

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Lightning Network Will Come to Bitcoin ‘From Tomorrow’: Reports

AUG 21, 2017 | William Suberg

The long-awaited Lightning Network could debut on Bitcoin as early as Tuesday, reports on Twitter allege.

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Lightning Network Will Be Highly Centralized: Gavin Andresen

AUG 16, 2017 | William Suberg

The Lightning Network will be “highly centralized,” developer Gavin Andresen has said.

5385 | 21

Delay SegWit2x 6 Months to Work on SegWit, Lightning: Adam Back

AUG 02, 2017 | William Suberg

Adam Back says the Bitcoin community should deploy a “moratorium” on SegWit2x to avoid a second fork.

10117 | 14

SegWit Locked-in, But Questions Remain About Bitcoin's Level of Decentralization

AUG 08, 2017 | David Dinkins

Many in the Bitcoin community want a distributed network, rather than a decentralized one. The scalability crisis, also known as "Bitcoin's civil war" stems from this philosophical difference

15677 | 12

Vitalik Buterin, Bitcoin's Lightning Network Author Reveal Ethereum Scaling Plans: Analysis

AUG 11, 2017 | Joseph Young

Bitcoin developer and Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin have co-introduced Plasma, a scaling framework for the Ethereum Blockchain.

23714 | 6

Blockstream Sends First Litecoin Lightning Microtransaction

MAY 12, 2017 | William Suberg

Blockstream has sent the first Litecoin microtransaction of 1 litecoin satoshi, which was settled in “under a second,” it reports.

13331 | 5

Bitcoin Mempool Hits All-Time High, Highlighting Urgent Need for Scaling

MAY 12, 2017 | Joseph Young

For two days, the size of the Bitcoin mempool remained at the 100 MBs region, which meant that many transactions were left unconfirmed and weren’t broadcasted to the Bitcoin blockchain.

7386 | 4

Bitcoin Satellites? Blockstream Hints at “Coming” First Release

AUG 14, 2017 | William Suberg

Blockstream has hinted its flagship product will involves satellites upon release, leading to industry-wide speculation.

12651 | 4

Litecoin, Silver to Bitcoin’s Gold, Now Aims at $50 Goal

MAY 08, 2017 | Olusegun Ogundeji

Litecoin’s market cap has crossed the $1 billion mark to join the three other major networks - Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple.

25439 | 3

Bitcoin Price Explodes to $3,212 New All-Time High, Factors

AUG 05, 2017 | Joseph Young

On August 5, less than four days after the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) hard fork, Bitcoin price surged drastically within a 24-hour period, recording a new all-time high at $3,212.

35110 | 3

Bitcoin Price Breaks All Time High Less Than Two Days Before SegWit Lock-in

AUG 07, 2017 | David Dinkins

Bitcoin price surges to new all time high just two days before the activation of Segregated Witness, markets appear highly optimistic

28944 | 3

Bitcoin Payment Channels Only Competitive At 1000x Block Size: Ryan X. Charles

JUN 20, 2017 | William Suberg

Lightning Network payment channels will likely only compete with traditional processors when worth over $150, Ryan X. Charles has calculated.

10305 | 2

Blockstream Meets BitTorrent: Lightning Micropayments Suggested to CEO Cohen

JUL 18, 2017 | William Suberg

Blockstream is making further connections with BitTorrent as ex-chief architect Arvid Norberg becomes a software engineer.

15640 | 2

Bitcoin Price Retakes $2,500 To Continue Eight-Week Overall Rally

JUN 05, 2017 | William Suberg

Bitcoin is challenging previous highs from May as prices creep past $2500 to cap an eighth week of overall growth.

13674 | 1

Bitcoin Mining Giant Bitfury Releases Enterprise-Grade Blockchain

JUL 18, 2017 | Joseph Young

Bitfury, which has maintained its position as the second largest mining pool in the market, released its first enterprise-grade Blockchain software.

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