Bitcoin Lightning Network

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Do you want to earn BTC just by walking?, sMile is your APP

21 Jan 2022 1 minute read 12 comments avro

Among the many applications that we can find to earn BTC for free, without a doubt, sMiles is my favorite, since it literally allows us to obtain this cryptocurrency continuously, just by walking. As in other cases, it is clear that with sMiles we wi...

BTC Lightning Network is Legit, I Just Verified it Myself

29 Dec 2021 2 minute read 2 comments cryotosensei

Due to my research, I learnt that the Bitcoin Lightning Network facilitates micropayments between two parties as a way to reduce congestion on the main blockchain and expedite transactions. But how is it actually manifested in real life? So I tested...

Sideshift.ai Raises Minimums, Are There Alternatives?

15 Dec 2021 1 minute read 0 comments HKMan

A few months ago I wrote a review about Sideshift.ai, an automated cryptocurrency exchange, and why it was my favourite exchange of its kind. The key benefit it had over its competitors were the low minimums which allowed me to try out blockchains an...

Bitcoin Illiquid Supply Pokes Above All Time High

4 Nov 2021 1 minute read 1 comment davidgyoung

The chart and associated data here is courtesy of Glassnode, which does an excellent job providing useful information to the community and ecosystem.  What you are looking at, in a nutshell, is an assessment of how much supply of BTC is readily avail...

What Are People Actually Using Lightning Network For?

2 Nov 2021 1 minute read 0 comments davidgyoung

In a follow up to our recent look inside the Lightning Network, let's take a look at what people are actually doing with the Layer 2 protocol.  Again, we draw on the excellent work from Arcane Research: As noted above, the highest growth rates in th...

Bond Trader Pegs Bitcoin at $20 Million Per Coin

31 Oct 2021 1 minute read 2 comments davidgyoung

Greg Foss had a prior price target for Bitcoin set at $2M/coin.  After hearing about the FDIC opening the gates for banks to store and hold Bitcoin as collateral, the esteemed bond trader from Canada upped his target by 10x to $20 Million/coin.  Fos...

Inside The State Of The Lightning Network

25 Oct 2021 1 minute read 0 comments davidgyoung

Let's dive into the great report published by Arcane Research and supported generously by OpenNode.  Many of the graphs and datasets seen here are the work of Arcane Research and we want to ensure we give them full credit.  This report published in O...

The Lightning Network - Will It Push BTC to 100k and Beyond?

23 Oct 2021 7 minute read 1 comment ga38jem

So with the recent Bitcoin explosion I wanted to write an article about the lightning network. It is well known that the Bitcoin blockchain lacks scalability and that is what the lightning network wants to address. In this article we will take a look...

Am I a Bitcoin Maximalist?

22 Oct 2021 4 minute read 0 comments Pinotio.com

An up to date copy of this article is maintained here. No. I currently have about as much Bitcoin as Ether. However, I'm starting to reconsider: Proof of Work is underrated by the general public. Bitcoin Lightning is fast and cheap for doing tra...

Top 10 Bitcoin Lightning Network Wallets Review

20 Oct 2021 6 minute read 0 comments Charles Gune

Learn how to get your very own Bitcoin Lightnings Network wallet for Bitcoin transaction with no fees (almost). Never pay those $30 to $40 dollar transaction fees to send Bitcoin ever. Learn how to setup a Bitcoin Lightning wallet and pay micro cents...