Lightning Network Financial News

25.02 / 09:51

Twitter Report Square Lightning Network Q4 Block nets $1.18B Q4 gross profit marking a 47% YoY increase

Crypto-friendly digital payments tech firm Block, Inc. (formerly known as Square) posted $1.18 billion worth of gross profit in Q4, representing a growth of 47% over the same period in 2020.

18.02 / 04:39

Lightning Network banking Bitcoin reform Japanese Gaming Giant Enters Metaverse, BitBank Adds Lightning Amid Crypto Tax Reform Call

As the Japanese crypto scene is sending more signs of adoption and investments, a blockchain business leader is calling for a crypto tax laws reform.

13.02 / 11:19

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The Bitcoin (BTC) network has recorded a new hash rate all-time high of 248.11M TH/s as of Feb. 12, 2022, further securing the decentralized ecosystem through a growing network of global BTC miners.

09.02 / 17:23

Adoption Lightning Network Bitcoin El Salvador Eyes Bitcoin Bond Issuance in March, Mulls BTC Loans for SMEs

El Salvador could be set to unveil its much-talked-about bitcoin (BTC) bond offerings as early as next month – and could also unveil new bitcoin loan offerings for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and micro-industries.

09.02 / 14:11

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Following an exponential climb in capacity over 2022, the Bitcoin (BTC) Lightning Network made a lackluster start to the new year. According to a report by Arcane Research, growth in the Lightning Network capacity, or the number of BTC locked up in channels, has stuttered.

08.02 / 21:47

Ethereum Google Lightning Network Bitcoin Metaverse Regulation, Alchemy Raises USD 200M, Stablecoin Hack + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.

08.02 / 12:57

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Mobile payment service Cash App revealed that Lightning Network can now be used to transfer Bitcoin (BTC) through its app. With the new feature, its users can send their BTC to any Lightning or on-chain BTC address.

03.02 / 17:58

Blockchain defi Lightning Network Bitcoin network First publicly listed, purpose-built Lightning Network company launches new accessible platform

Bitcoin’s Lightning Network is a layer-2 solution providing scalability to the Bitcoin network itself. It offers faster and cheaper transactions while providing users with a way to buy simple products and services such as coffee with their digital assets.

19.01 / 09:07

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Strike’s digital wallet has become the fifth most popular finance app in Argentina within a week of its launch.

12.01 / 14:15

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Popular mobile payment service Cash App has integrated the Bitcoin (BTC) Lightning Network as a part of an update, allowing faster and cheaper BTC transfers using the Layer 2 (L2) payment protocol.

11.01 / 13:29

Square Lightning Network UK Bitcoin bitcoin lightning Cash App Integrates Bitcoin Lightning Payments, LN Payments Company Gets UK Regulator's Approval

Ex-CEO of Twitter Jack Dorsey's mobile payment service Cash App has integrated Bitcoin (BTC) Lightning Network, a layer 2 scaling solution on top of the Bitcoin network designed to tackle the flagship cryptocurrency’s scalability issues.

04.01 / 20:19

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The Bitcoin (BTC) Lightning Network is growing fast, and for those who still haven’t tried it out, 2022 could be the year to take action and download a mobile Lightning Network wallet. But what's already in the market? We sat down and looked at seven of the most popular Lightning Network wallets for Apple and Android phones.

14.12 / 21:58

Blockchain SEC Lightning Network Bitcoin Bitcoin-focused NYDIG Raises USD 1B, Golden State FTX, Bitfinex Recovers 6 BTC + More News

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10.12 / 00:33

business Blockchain Lightning Network Bitcoin Stacks’ Mitchell Cuevas talks building integrated DeFi bridges for Bitcoin users

The Stacks ecosystem is a collection of independent entities, developers and community members working to build a user-owned internet on the Bitcoin (BTC) blockchain. Stacks’ STX cryptocurrency was distributed to the general public through the first-ever Securities and Exchange Commission-qualified token offering in the United States.

07.12 / 17:33

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Payments company Spiral, previously called Square Crypto, has unveiled the Lightning Development Kit (LDK), a tool that allows developers to integrate instant bitcoin (BTC) payments into their applications.

07.12 / 07:11

Lightning Network Bitcoin bitcoin lightning Jack Dorsey's Spiral demos Bitcoin Lightning Development Kit

The crypto arm of the recently rebranded Square (now Block) has demonstrated its Lightning Development Kit (LDK) as it aims to turbocharge the Bitcoin network.

30.11 / 21:49

Congress Lightning Network Congressional candidate seeking to unseat anti-crypto Brad Sherman is accepting contributions via Lightning

Aarika Rhodes, a Democrat running to represent California's 30th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, has begun to accept campaign contributions in Bitcoin using the Lightning Network.

26.11 / 00:05

Adoption Investing Lightning Network network A Non-Custodial Bitcoin Interest Rate Account? Lightning Network May be the Answer

A long-held view in both crypto markets and traditional financial markets is that in order to earn an interest on one’s assets, custody of those assets must be given up to a third-party. But with bitcoin (BTC)’s Lightning Network (LN), a new model for earning a non-custodial “Lightning Network Reference Rate” (LNRR) has emerged, one author argues.

19.11 / 19:35

ETF SEC Lightning Network Bitcoin Grant Wasabi Lightning Wallet Grant, Binance's New Integration & Funding, Norway Crypto Mining Ban Talk + More News

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17.11 / 19:53

Ethereum SEC Lightning Network Bitcoin Crypto Gift Plans, Bitcoin Goes Baseball, SEC vs. BlockFi + More news

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17.11 / 12:29

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Australian baseball club Perth Heat has announced a partnership with Bitcoin payment processor OpenNode to accept and make payments in Bitcoin (BTC). The partnership allows Perth Heat to pay professional players and staff in Bitcoin.

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