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Chainalysis to Offer Lightning Network Monitoring Service to VASPs in 2022

December 11, 2021

On December 10, the blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis revealed that the company has added support for Bitcoin’s second-layer protocol the Lightning Network (LN). According to Chainalysis, firms like exchanges and virtual asset service providers (VASPs) can leverage the company’s Know-Your-Transaction (KYT) real-time transaction monitoring software in order to access compliant bitcoin deposits and withdrawals from…
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Jack Dorsey’s Spiral Unveils Bitcoin Lightning Development Kit

December 7, 2021

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. The crypto arm of Block (previously Square) published a video on Monday, introducing the LDK and highlighting the benefits of the Bitcoin Lightning network…. Read More:…
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Congressional candidate seeking to unseat anti-crypto Brad Sherman is accepting contributions via Lightning

November 30, 2021

An elementary school teacher, Aarika Rhodes said she plans to use her time in Congress “fighting to keep Bitcoin innovation” in the United States. 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. In a…
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A Non-Custodial Bitcoin Interest Rate Account? Lightning Network May be the Answer

November 26, 2021

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…
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Bitcoin as Legal Tender: a Look at the Pros, Cons, and Future Trends

November 20, 2021

Greg Waisman, co-founder and COO of the global payment network Mercuryo. __________ Since the inception of Bitcoin (BTC) back in 2009, there has always been buzz around the topic of adopting the cryptocurrency as a nation’s official legal tender…. Read More: Bitcoin as Legal Tender: a Look at the Pros, Cons, and Future Trends Read…
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Wasabi Lightning Wallet Grant, Binance’s New Integration & Funding, Norway Crypto Mining Ban Talk + More News

November 19, 2021

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

November 17, 2021

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Bitcoin’s ‘Upgrade for the Ages’ Taproot is Here

November 14, 2021

It’s been long coming, but now it’s here – Taproot, Bitcoin (BTC)’s largest upgrade in more than four years…. Read More: Bitcoin’s ‘Upgrade for the Ages’ Taproot is Here Read more »Pay, Trade, Buy Bitcoin with Credit Card

Bitcoin Taproot upgrade improves the network as BTC price impact may be limited

November 13, 2021

This upgrade focuses on the expansion of the Bitcoin network’s smart contract capabilities and improves privacy on the network. Bitcoin is set to undergo a major network upgrade, Taproot, in nearly two days, i.e., on Nov. 14 or 255 blocks later, as per data from Taproot.watch. This is the first significant upgrade since the Segregated…
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Twitter Launches Twitter Crypto: Here’s How the Company Got There

November 11, 2021

The social media giant Twitter is launching a “new team focused on crypto, blockchains and other decentralized technologies,” claims the woman who has been picked to lead it. The team will be called Twitter Crypto, and the woman in question is Tess Rinearson, who has previously worked at the payments provider Interstellar and also at…
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