Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and the base-layer race.
Nostr's relay network is running out of money, and Lightning micropayments were supposed to fix that. Paid relays, zaps, and proof of…
Steak 'n Shake, BTC Inc and Block are proving Lightning payments work at real registers. Here is how the merchant stack, fees…
Bitcoin's Lightning Network moves dollars faster and cheaper than Visa's card rails, but Tron and Solana still carry far more stablecoin volume.…
Lightning payments are fast only if a node already has inbound liquidity. A real industry, from marketplaces to a public company, now…
Lightning Labs launched Wavelength, an Ark-style toolkit for Bitcoin payments built for apps and AI agents. It is the third Ark implementation…
Lightning offers instant, sub-cent Bitcoin payments built for game microtransactions, yet adoption stayed niche. Smart contracts, not speed, turned out to be…
Lightning's capacity and dollar volume keep hitting records, but node counts keep falling and channel jamming still has no deployed fix. Here…
Behind Lightning's capacity charts sits a wallet and tipping layer most coverage skips. Here is how custodial apps, self-custodial wallets, and Nostr…
The GENIUS Act's stablecoin rulemaking deadline passed July 18 with nothing finalized. Lightning Network's USDT rails via Taproot Assets and RGB now…
Lightning pioneered instant Bitcoin payments through channels, but Ark and Spark now offer channel-free alternatives. Here is how their trust models, exits,…