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What’s the Deal With the Lightning Network?

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Remember that layer two scaling solution they promised for Bitcoin back in the day? Does anyone know what happened to it? It feels like we’ve been waiting for a finished Lightning Network longer than Mt. Gox victims have been awaiting restitution. For now, Lightning is accessible to users with the skills to navigate its quirks … Read more

New SLP Token Allows You to Transact in BTC But With BCH Fees

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There’s a new Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) based token called BTC2 that’s backed 1:1 with BTC. People can obtain the BTC2 token using cryptocurrency swapping application Sideshift.ai. With BTC2, you can essentially transact BTC, but with the same network fee (less than a penny) as bitcoin cash transactions. Also read: Meet the Developer Who Added … Read more

5 Key Aspects of Running a Full Lightning Network Node With RaspiBlitz

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Running a full cryptocurrency node is often considered to be a complicated process. With the introduction of the Lightning Network for Bitcoin and Litecoin, things haven’t necessarily become easier.  However, there is one solution which allows anyone to build their own node at a very low cost. Known as Raspiblitz, the open source project has … Read more

What is Lightning Hosted?

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In the cryptocurrency world, there is never a shortage of new and interesting projects. Some of these ventures will be more successful than others, although most of the offerings will find their niche market sooner or later. Lightning Hosted is perhaps one of the more interesting projects as of late, although it might not necessarily … Read more