While Lightning might provide good privacy for direct participants in the network from each other, it is not the case for more powerful adversaries. One of the secondary benefits of how the Lightning ...

Graham Krizek, founder and CEO of Voltage, predicts the Lightning Network will capture billions in global stablecoin volume within the next few years. Bitcoin’s layer-2 scaling platform, Lightning ...

Lightning Network’s capacity reached an all-time high as exchanges increased adoption, while a new Taproot Assets update has enabled multi-asset transactions. Bitcoin layer-2, the Lightning Network, ...

In the early days, holding Bitcoin on your balance sheet felt like the boldest move you could make as a company. Companies locked in exposure to a scarce, appreciating asset with the conviction it’s ...

One of the longest running criticisms of Bitcoin is that it cannot function as everyday money. The network’s proof of work design is energy intensive, transactions can take minutes to confirm, and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bitcoin journalist and financial analyst based in London. The Lightning Network is revolutionizing bitcoin transactions by ...

The Lightning Network is a routed network of payment channels originally proposed by Thaddeus Dryja and Joseph Poon in 2015, with major implementations having been built by Blockstream (CLN), ...

A cryptocurrency trading company completed a $1 million payment using Bitcoin’s Lightning Network on Jan. 28, 2026, finishing the transaction in less than half a second and likely setting a record for ...

The integration of the Bitcoin Lightning Network by Nubank, a major Latin American digital bank, is set to impact 100 million customers. This significant move was the focal point of a recent ...

A widely circulated online survey has reignited the discussion surrounding Lightning Network (LN), a “Layer 2” scaling solution for Bitcoin that enables faster transactions. LN was rejected by more ...

Bitcoin’s secondary layers are often overlooked despite their undoubted potential to enhance Bitcoin’s potential for even more advanced functionality. Much of the focus is directed at the Lightning ...

Bitcoin layer-2 infrastructure developer Lightning Labs has released its Taproot Assets protocol on the main network, enabling the issuance of stablecoins and other assets on Bitcoin and Lightning.