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09.12 / 03:25

Adoption Lightning Network Media The New York Times What Paul Krugman gets wrong about crypto

In mid-November, as crypto markets reeled in the aftermath of FTX’s meltdown, Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman made use of his New York Times column to disparage crypto assets — again. Despite his unquestionable academic credentials, Krugman reiterated a common misunderstanding in his attempt to understand crypto assets — by conflating Bitcoin (BTC) with other cryptocurrencies.

06.12 / 19:05

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06.12 / 17:21

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A Bitcoin (BTC) advocate on Twitter known by the name of ShireHodl, or simply Shire, sent over 110 micropayments to first-time Bitcoin Lightning users in response to Michael Saylor's Lightning Network pool.

06.12 / 15:37

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The Lightning Network has struck Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria. During a conference in Ghana, Strike CEO Jack Mallers announced that the Bitcoin (BTC) payments company has partnered with the mobile app Bitnob to facilitate payments into Africa.

27.11 / 10:19

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The revenue earned by Bitcoin (BTC) miners fell to two-year lows owing to poor market performance and a heavier computational demand amid rising network difficulty. However, an ongoing downturn in the Bitcoin hash rate over the past month has allowed miners to recoup losses.

23.11 / 19:29

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09.11 / 22:11

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No, it’s not Groundhog Day. Subway is accepting Bitcoin (BTC), again — but this time it’s using the fast, nearly free Bitcoin Lightning Network.

07.11 / 19:55

Ethereum SEC Lightning Network Bitcoin Crypto News Summary: UK Santander to Block Payments to Exchanges, BTC 50K Silk Road Guilty Plea, Ledger Live & Solana Mobile Stack Integration

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02.11 / 03:45

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An emergency update was released to all of Lightning Network's LND node operators on Nov. 1, after a critical bug caused LND nodes to fall out of sync chain. This was the second critical bug experienced by the network in less than a month.

02.11 / 03:45

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Pick n Pay, one of South Africa’s largest supermarket chains, is set to allow its customers to pay for items in all its stores using Bitcoin.

01.11 / 00:36

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Bitcoin and Lightning Network service provider Synonym has launched a new BTC-focused mobile wallet it says could enhance the user experience for holders of the flagship digital currency — and broaden Web3 adoption without relying on convoluted blockchain applications.

28.10 / 22:33

Reddit Lightning Network Bitcoin Crypto Biz: Is Zuckerberg’s $100B metaverse experiment doomed to fail?

Not everyone is convinced that Mark Zuckerberg’s massive metaverse experiment is a good idea. Since Facebook rebranded to Meta in 2021, the social media giant’s focus has increasingly shifted to connecting the digital and physical worlds through augmented reality. However, a shareholder of the company recently issued a letter to the CEO calling the metaverse investment “super-sized and terrifying.”

27.10 / 07:37

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Asset management firm Stone Ridge, the parent company of Bitcoin company NYDIG, has launched the first startup accelerator that focuses on the Bitcoin Lightning Network and the Taro protocol, called In Wolf’s Clothing (Wolf).

19.10 / 17:11

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TheTezos blockchain partnered with Web3 automation platform Taco to allow Shopify users to access Tezos nonfungible tokens (NFTs) via Taco’s NFT loyalty program. The e-commerce giant has established itself as a growing destination for brands looking for Web3 engagements.

17.10 / 19:01

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While opening a Bitcoin-themed bar sounds like a dream for many Bitcoiners, it also comes with its challenges, according to Adam (who did not share his last name), the founder of Satoshi’s place.

14.10 / 18:34

Binance Kraken Lightning Network Bitcoin Crypto News Summary: Roche Freedman Dismissed as Lead Counsel in Tether/Bitfinex Lawsuit, Binance Pool Launches $500M Fund for Loans to Bitcoin Miners

12.10 / 18:49

Binance ETF Lightning Network Bitcoin Exploit Crypto News Summary: Solana-Based Mango Markets Suffers $100M Exploit, BNB Chain Executes Moran Hard Fork

05.10 / 14:17

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The executive chairman of MicroStrategy, Michael Saylor, does not like to be called out. He responded to a poll shared by Eric Wall, a crypto researcher, that suggested he had not used Bitcoin’s (BTC) layer-2 Lightning Network more than three times with a Twitter poll of his own.

05.10 / 13:21

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03.10 / 16:29

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Bear markets are for building out capacity on the layer-2 Lightning Network. Despite macroeconomic headwinds and sluggish price action, the Lightning Network, the layer-2 payments solution fo Bitcoin (BTC), continues to flourish.

30.09 / 21:51

MicroStrategy Lightning Network Bitcoin MicroStrategy takes its BTC maximalism to the next level with new engineer hire

MicroStrategy, the business intelligence and tech company that holds the world’s largest Bitcoin reserve, is hiring a Bitcoin Lightning software engineer to create a Lightning Network-based software-as-a-service platform.

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