Bitcoin soft fork days away as Taproot upgrade closes in
The Taproot upgrade was set for deployment after achieving a 90% consensus among the Bitcoin miners (mining nodes).
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Arcane Research predicts 700 million Lightning Network users by 2030
Arcane Research says that Lightning Network usage has been on a steep upwards trajectory since late last year, but in September growth went parabolic off the back of El Salvador's…
Bitcoin bulls make a run on $45K after Twitter debuts crypto tipping
Bitcoin price rallied to $44,800 and takes aim at flipping the $45,000 level to support shortly after Twitter launched a new crypto tipping service.
Custodial Lightning Network Service Attack Discovered by LN ‘Newbie’ — Hacker Strikes 6 LN Custodians
On September 18, a Redditor posted to the r/bitcoin forum and explained how he discovered a way to “attack [the] lightning Network’s custodial services.” The Reddit account dubbed “Reckless Satoshi”…
Here’s why Bitcoin might be safe from a global stock market crisis
BTC’s lack of integration with traditional finance and its inability to be forcefully sold to cover financial losses mean the price might not ‘collapse’ if there is a global stock…
P2P exchange Paxful integrates Lightning Network
Lightning Network is the leading Bitcoin scalability solution, providing layer-two transaction capabilities separate from BTC’s main blockchain.
Ethereum Transfer Fees Drop From Recent Highs, L2 ETH Solutions Between 46-97% Cheaper
At the end of August, Ethereum network gas costs skyrocketed and tapped a high of $59 per transaction on September 7, according to the average transaction fee spent on that…
Elektra Group President Ricardo Salinas Hints at Inclusion of Lightning Network Payments in Mexico
Ricardo Salinas, president of Elektra Group, one of the biggest retail franchises in Mexico, hinted at the possibility of integrating payments using Bitcoin’s second layer solution, the Lightning Network. Salinas…
Twitter Rolling Out Bitcoin Tipping Feature, Latest Code Update Suggests
Twitter is reportedly testing the option of tipping with bitcoin as part of its “Tip Jar” feature. This followed the company’s CEO, Jack Dorsey, stating that bitcoin is a major…
Substack Debuts Bitcoin Subscription Payments via the Lightning Network
San Francisco-based online publishing platform Substack has enabled support for bitcoin payments for subscriptions to publications through the use of the Lightning Network. Substack has collaborated with OpenNode, a bitcoin…