Bitfinex Allows Lightning Network Shopping on Bitrefill with Bitcoin
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and crypto store Bitrefill partnered to allow the trading platform’s clients to shop with Bitcoin (BTC) over the Lightning Network. According to...
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Bitcoin Lightning Network Payments Hit Bitfinex in Industry First
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has revealed the first of two major upgrades it says will completely change user payments and spending habits. In a tweet on...
Guy Who ‘Lost’ 4 Bitcoin Has Recovered Most Funds a Month Later
One month on, a Redditor who “lost” 4 Bitcoin (BTC) on the Lightning Network has published advice based on his experience. In a thread posted...
Tor Project Now Accepts Bitcoin Over Lightning Network
The Tor Project, the nonprofit organization behind the anonymous network Tor, announced that it now accepts Bitcoin (BTC) donations via the Lightning Network. The organization...
Online Gaming Platform Lets Gamers Collect BTC In First-Person Shooter Game
Donnerlab, an online gaming platform that builds lightning games and applications, lets gamers hunt for Bitcoin (BTC) and pick-up “Satoshi cubes.” Shoot other players and...
Bitcoin’s Lightning Network ‘Pulled Me in’
Bond market veteran Nik Bhatia says that with Lightning, Bitcoin (BTC) has become an unprecedented asset by combining a store of value with medium-of-exchange scale...
Lightning Network Will Drive Bitcoin to $250,000 by 2023 — Tim Draper
Bitcoin (BTC) could be worth millions of dollars after 2022 as payment processors allow easier transactions, Tim Draper has forecast. Speaking during a Q&A session...
Airbnb Now Bookable With Bitcoin and Lightning Network via Fold App
Bitcoin payments app Fold now supports home-sharing giant Airbnb, the firm announced on Nov. 11. Now Fold users can get 3% back in Bitcoin (BTC)...
Fortnite Meets Bitcoin Lightning Network in New ‘Lightnite’ Video Game
Bitcoin-enabled (BTC) games startup Satoshis Games announced the development of a Fortnite-like game with built-in Lightning Network microtransactions dubbed Lightnite on Oct. 19. Shoot to...
Vertical and Horizontal Blockchain Scaling, Explained
3. Vertical scaling is done by improving the efficiency of each individual transaction, whereas horizontal scaling is achieved through increasing the platform’s overall throughput capacity....