CoinCorner sets to launch Bitcoin bolt cards in El Salvador
CoinCorner, a Bitcoin card payment service provider, is looking to install “tap-to-pay” near-field communication services (NFC) card readers across El Salvador using Lightning Network (LN). CoinCorner is launching the Bitcoin Lightning services in El Salvador, and CoinCorner has collaborated with IBEX, a provider of lightning infrastructure services, to expand NFC support across local companies. Bitcoin […]
Lightning Network Payment Volume Rises To 400%
The Lightning Network, Bitcoin’s layer 2 scaling solution, has seen payment volume increase by over 400% as real adoption grows. According to a new report, the Lightning Network has grown in popularity as a means of transferring digital assets quickly and efficiently around the world. Today, CNBC told the story of Alena Vorobiova, a Ukrainian […]
Lightning Network nodes and channels hit new record highs
Lightning Network (LN), Bitcoin’s premier layer-two solution, has seen its node count reach new highs over the past 12 months while the number of channels is up 170% since January. According to the Sept. 27 Week on-Chain report from on-chain analytics firm Glassnode , the number of Lightning Network nodes surged by 160 percent in […]
New channels and nodes on Lightning Network increase over 20% after Twitter’s Integration
Lightning Network, Bitcoin’s second layer protocol has witnessed an increase in activity following Twitter’s decision to use the network as a means of payments support. Over the previous 24 hours, the number of new nodes and channels on the Lightning Network has climbed by 23.68 percent and 22.24 percent, respectively. The increase in traffic comes […]
Paxful crypto exchange integrates Lightning Network
Paxful P2P exchange has integrated the leading Bitcoin scalability solution Lightning Network into its platform, providing a near-instant Bitcoin (BTC) payments to its 7 million customers. The new functionality allows users to send and receive BTC from their Paxful Wallet in a matter of seconds, with far cheaper fees than traditional blockchain transactions , according […]