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Opera Brings BTC to Android; Now Looking to Add TRON

Who would have known Opera and bitcoin could go so well together? We’re not necessarily talking about classically trained singers that wear Viking horns...

Spark Swap Brings BTC/USD Trading Pairs to Customers

Spark Swap, the new crypto startup that raised nearly $4 million in a recent seed funding round, has announced its support for USD, allowing...

Update Your Lightning Nodes or Lose Funds

Well, it looks like there’s good news and bad news. The good news is that bitcoin has moved beyond $9,900 and the Lightning Network...

Send BTC To People You Admire with Tippin

If you’re looking to potentially tip people in bitcoin and give them something special for their services, a new app called Tippin is available...

A Lightning Network Exchange Makes Its Debut

There’s a new cryptocurrency sheriff in town, and it comes in the form of Spark Swap, a new trading platform powered by the Lightning...

Lightning Network Reaches Record Capacity Highs, Passing 4,000 Nodes

Bitcoin’s main network implementation of the Lightning Network has recently reached a new all-time capacity high, passing 4,000 nodes for the very first time....

Lightning Network and Its Impact on Bitcoin and Litecoin

One significant barrier to mass adoption of Bitcoin has been its scalability issue. Let's explore how the Lightning Network attempts to address this problem. The...

Interstellar Builds Lightning Network-Like Stellar (XLM) Payment Channels

The joint venture between Chain and Lightyear has released Starlight, a bi-directional payment channel on the Stellar network. Instant payments on Stellar Interstellar, a company recently...

Despite High Bitcoin’s High Congestion, Fees Remain Low

Bitcoin blocks experienced a congestion rate of 95 percent in the month of October 2018. Nevertheless, this failed to impact the transaction fees which...

Chile’s Largest Bitcoin Exchange Buda Integrates Lightning Network

Bitcoin is in dire need of a proper scaling solution. The Lightning Network is widely considered to be a big step for the world's...

CoinGate Brings Lightning Network-enabled Bitcoin Payments to Over 4,000 Merchants Globally

Convincing merchants to accept Bitcoin payments is an ongoing struggle. Slow transaction confirmation speeds and high fees are two major hindrances. CoinGate aims to...

IBM Partners with Stellar to Revolutionize Cross-Border Payments

Stellar can now add another feather in its cap in the form of its collaboration with IBM. The former will be assisting the technology...