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Category: Bitcoin & Layer-1s

87 stories on this beat

Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and the base-layer race.

BITCOIN & LAYER-1S JUL 22

Why Web3 Gaming Skipped Bitcoin’s Lightning Network

Lightning offers instant, sub-cent Bitcoin payments built for game microtransactions, yet adoption stayed niche. Smart contracts, not speed, turned out to be…

BITCOIN & LAYER-1S JUL 21

Lightning Network 2026: Record Capacity, Unsolved Jamming Risk

Lightning's capacity and dollar volume keep hitting records, but node counts keep falling and channel jamming still has no deployed fix. Here…

BITCOIN & LAYER-1S JUL 20

How People Actually Use Lightning: Wallets, Zaps, and Tips

Behind Lightning's capacity charts sits a wallet and tipping layer most coverage skips. Here is how custodial apps, self-custodial wallets, and Nostr…

BITCOIN & LAYER-1S JUL 19

Lightning’s Dollar Rails Are Live. Washington’s Rulebook Isn’t

The GENIUS Act's stablecoin rulemaking deadline passed July 18 with nothing finalized. Lightning Network's USDT rails via Taproot Assets and RGB now…

BITCOIN & LAYER-1S JUL 17

Lightning, Ark, and Spark: How Bitcoin’s Payment Layers Compare

Lightning pioneered instant Bitcoin payments through channels, but Ark and Spark now offer channel-free alternatives. Here is how their trust models, exits,…

BITCOIN & LAYER-1S JUL 16

Lightning Network Grows Up: Custody, Credit, and an IPO

BitGo went public and built Lightning custody, credit, and yield products. Here is how a hobbyist payment network became enterprise financial infrastructure…

BITCOIN & LAYER-1S JUL 14

Lightning Network 2026: Trading Rails Boom, Remittances Stall

Polymarket's new Lightning integration shows traders embracing Bitcoin's rail, while El Salvador winds down Chivo under IMF pressure. Here is where Lightning…

BITCOIN & LAYER-1S JUL 11

Lightning Network’s Next Act: AI Agents and Gaming Rails

Lightning Labs and Coinbase both shipped AI agent payment tools in February 2026. Now AI agents and online casinos are the real…

BITCOIN & LAYER-1S JUL 10

Lightning Gets a Rival: RGB Challenges Taproot Assets in 2026

Tether is bringing USDT to Bitcoin a second time, via the RGB protocol. Lightning capacity has cooled from its record high just…

BITCOIN & LAYER-1S JUL 5

Lightning Network 2026: Dollars Arrive, LND Grows Up

USDT now moves over Bitcoin's Lightning Network, LND v0.21 inches toward BOLT12, and public capacity sits near 4,900 BTC. Here is the…

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