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The blockchain technology company, Bitfury Group, has proposed a new hybrid routing solution that will increase transaction volumes in the bitcoin blockchain network.

Lightning Network Hacker Burak Launches ‘Brollups’ Layer 2 Solution for Bitcoin

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By staff writer Jun 24, 2024

Lightning Network developer Burak, known for his contributions and exploits in the Bitcoin community, has introduced a new layer 2 solution called “Brollups”, aiming to expand the DeFi capabilities of Bitcoin without requiring changes to the Bitcoin protocol itself.

Binance to Implement Lightning Network Nodes to Boost Bitcoin Transactions

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By Bhushan Akolkar Jun 21, 2023

Binance is working towards the full integration and implementation of the Bitcoin Lightning Network to ensure smooth customer experience for deposits and withdrawals.

Litecoin (LTC) on Bullish Run after Lightning Network Integration

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By Godfrey Benjamin May 15, 2023

Litecoin has been gaining some momentum since the start of the year with a focus on its next Halving event which is a few months away.

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Block Floats New Subsidiary to Help Enhance Lightning Network

By Godfrey Benjamin Mar 3, 2023

With the new outfit, Block Inc will now have a defined presence, not just as a promoter, but as a major stakeholder in the Lightning Network ecosystem.

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Lightning Network Surges to All-time High as Bitcoin Short-term Rally Continues

By Tolu Ajiboye Feb 6, 2023

As use case appeal strengthens, the Lightning Network is now at an all-time high of over 5,490 BTC or $128 million in capacity.

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Lightning-Enabled Bitcoin ATMs Go Live in Australia

By Bhushan Akolkar Jan 4, 2023

The Lightning Bitcoin ATMs help to process transactions faster and solve the problem of batching funds for multiple transactions.

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Lightning Labs Launches New Software Taro Daemon, Here’s What It Means to Bitcoin Developers

By Mayowa Adebajo Sep 29, 2022

With the new software, developers can now mint, send, or receive assets on the Bitcoin blockchain.

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Strike Raises $80M in Funding to Revolutionize Global Payments for Merchants & Customers

By Tolu Ajiboye Sep 28, 2022

According to Strike, its latest funding round will pave the way for the integration of its payments scheme on a global scale.

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Payment Startup Strike Launches Visa Card to Give Real World Returns

By Godfrey Benjamin Aug 12, 2022

While Strike may be the latest blockchain-based startup with a collaboration to offer crypto rewards through a Visa card, it is certainly not the first to trail this path.

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BitPay Announces Lightning Network Integration to Leverage Faster & Cheaper Bitcoin Transactions

By Tolu Ajiboye Apr 7, 2022

The Lightning Network as a Bitcoin Layer 2 protocol allows BTC holders to form private payment channels between each other.

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Bitcoin Lightning Network Capacity Hits New All-Time High, BTC Above $42,500

By Bhushan Akolkar Feb 7, 2022

Bitcoin is making a strong move today hinting at a possible trend reversal as its breaches past the 50-day moving average.

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Publishing Platform Substack Will Now Accept Payments in Bitcoin

By Juhi Mirza Aug 24, 2021

Substack will be partnering with payment processor OpenNode to accept Bitcoin payments on-chain and also make use of the Lightning Network technology to simplify financial transactions.

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BTC Blockchain Data Size Hits 300 GB Record Milestone

By Godfrey Benjamin Sep 21, 2020

The sustained growth of the BTC blockchain in the last four years may be attributed to the introduction of scaling solution SegWit, which effectively doubled block sizes to two megabytes.

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DeFi Networks Still in Boom With Locked BTC Increase By 20X

By Chuks Chukwuka Sep 11, 2020

DeFi networks show signs of the increase despite the current decrease on the market. Since September, 2 Bitcoins available in the networks have increased from 67,038 BTC until 87,752 BTC.

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Bitcoin Pizza Day: 2 Pizzas Bought for 10,000 Bitcoins in 2010 Now Worth $91 Million

By Darya Rudz May 22, 2020

Happy Bitcoin Pizza Day! Ten years ago, a programmer from Las Vegas made the first-ever purchase with Bitcoin. The deal has made it into history, 22 May has become a great day, and the programmer will be forever known as “Bitcoin Pizza Guy”.