Visualizing Bitcoin Adoption Across the Globe
Bitcoin remains the most popular cryptocurrency in the world today with a network that spans across the globe. But just what the distribution of Bitcoin nodes tell us about...
Lightning Network Reaches Marathon 600 BTC Capacity
The Lightning Network on Bitcoin passed a fresh milestone this week, taking its overall capacity to over 600 BTC ($2 million) for the first time.
1 Year, $2 Million
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Users Are Passing a Bitcoin ‘Lightning Torch’ Payment Around the World
A new, decidedly social feature on the Bitcoin Lightning Network is gaining popularity this week after one user set up cryptocurrency’s answer to the Olympic flame.
Lightning Torch Reaches 2.3M...
Top Bitcoin Lightning Apps You Can Use Today (Part 2)
So we continue our journey into the wonderful (and sometimes weird) world of Lightning Apps (LApps). And as a testament to how far the market has come, my quick...
Top Bitcoin Lightning Apps You Can Use Today (Part 1)
Not only does Lightning Network negate the existence of many altcoins but also takes a hatchet to smart contract platforms by enabling various apps (LApps). Harnessing the BTC network...
Nick Szabo: Central Banks May Turn to Cryptocurrency Reserves Over Gold
At the Israel Bitcoin Summit at Tel Aviv University on Jan. 8, veteran cryptographer Nick Szabo explained that the use of censorship-resistant cryptocurrencies will rise in countries sanctioned from...
Bitcoin Obituaries Records 90 ‘Deaths’ in 2018
According to the Bitcoin Obituaries webpage, the cryptocurrency ‘died’ 90 times in 2018. Since the inception of Satoshi’s great invention, almost a decade ago, economists and financial news publications...
