Lightning Network Launches Tools for AI to Trade and Hold Bitcoin
Bitcoin’s layer-2 solution network development company Lightning Labs unveiled a new set of tools for artificial intelligence (AI) to transact and hold Bitcoin. On July 6, Lightning Labs announced the toolkit that enables artificial intelligence applications, such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, to interact with the Bitcoin network to transmit, receive, and store cryptocurrency. AI developers can […]
Xapo Bank speeds up Bitcoin payments with Lightning Network
Members of Xapo Bank will now be able to make minor purchases of up to $100 instantly from any retailer accepting Lightning payments. The Lightning Network has been integrated by Gibraltar-based international private bank Xapo Bank to enhance its capabilities for Bitcoin (BTC $23,297). On March 2, Xapo formally announced a relationship with Lightspark, a […]
Bitcoiner implants Lightning chip to make BTC payments
A Swiss IT specialist has surgically implanted a Bitcoin Lightning Network chip into his hand, to help make BTC contactless payments via the network. The Bitcoin community is still in shock over the Lightning Network. F418, a Swiss IT specialist who went under another name, had a Lightning Network (LN) payment chip surgically inserted into […]
Strike launches lightning-fast money transfers to Africa
Bitcoin payment provider, Strike has partnered with African payments platform Bitnob to enable instant payments to Africa. During a conference in Ghana, Strike CEO Jack Mallers announced that the Bitcoin ( BTC $16,948) payments company has partnered with the mobile app Bitnob to facilitate payments into Africa. On stage at AfroBitcoin, a Bitcoin conference in […]
Stone Ridge launches BTC Lightning Network startup accelerator
The Stone Ridge startup accelerator is an 8-week program that will run four times in a year with its focus on Bitcoin Lightning Network and the Taro protocol. Stone Ridge, the parent company of Bitcoin company NYDIG, has created In Wolf’s Clothing (Wolf), the first startup accelerator that focuses on the Bitcoin Lightning Network and […]