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When completed, the Taro protocol will allow users to issue and mint assets such as stablecoins on Bitcoin and transfer them via Lightning Network.
Michael Saylor announced that MicroStrategy is working on an inhouse Lightning Network solution that will onboard over 10 million consumers.
Patrick Hansen fears the heavy-handed approach against Tornado Cash may spill over to the Bitcoin Lightning Network.
The researchers said the two attacks exploits congestion on the Bitcoin blockchain to cause damage on the Lightning Network.
Over 1 million of Lemon Cash customers will now have access to Bitcoin's Lightning Network thanks to the wallet's partnership with OpenNode.
The Lightning Network reached a capacity of 3,915 BTC ($113 Million), a new all-time high for the Bitcoin Layer 2 network.
Hydra promises more scalability and interoperability, and, according to Charles Hoskinson, it will also offer a better layer 2 experience than the Lightning Network.
Less than three week since launch, Kraken’s Lightning service has already processed over 2,500 BTC in Lightning transactions. Kraken is now the sixth largest node on the Lightning network.
A recent research report shows that the number of payments over Bitcoin’s Lightning network has roughly doubled over the last year, at the same time as the value of the payments in U.S. dollar terms has increased by more than 400%.
