What is the Lightning Network? Bitcoin’s L2 solution

2025-3-24 17:29

Lightning Network is a Bitcoin blockchain layer-2 solution. Blockchain scalability is mostly dependent on layer-2 solutions. Because Lightning Network is associated with Bitcoin (BTC) and can contribute utility value to the chain, it is one of the most important layer-2… origin »

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Bitcoin Pepe outpaces Dogecoin with $2.7M presale and new layer-2 technology

Bitcoin Pepe (BPEP) has emerged as a game-changer in the meme coin market, raising an impressive $2,717,125 during the first couple of weeks of its presale. Built as a layer-2 solution on Bitcoin, BPEP is introducing Solana-style speed and efficiency to the world’s largest blockchain.

2025-2-18 10:00	Collaborations
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Bitcoin layer-2 landscape “set to boom” as BTC keeps outperforming: Bybit

Bitcoin layer-2 solutions are rising in 2024, including state channels, sidechains, and rollups, as Bitcoin's market dominance grows. The post Bitcoin layer-2 landscape “set to boom” as BTC keeps outperforming: Bybit appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

2024-5-14 15:31	Layer 2
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Marathon posts record growth in 2023 earnings, unveils Bitcoin Layer-2 Anduro

Bitcoin mining and technology firm Marathon Digital reported record growth in a number of categories in its 2023 annual earnings report. The firm also revealed the development of a Layer-2 network for Bitcoin called Anduro to build upon the flagship crypto’s ecosystem.

2024-2-29 03:19	Mining
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Blockstream Launches BOL2: Community For Bitcoin Development

Along with other bitcoin companies, Blockstream is spearheading a developer community to further Lightning and layer-2 development.

2022-11-18 23:38	News
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Polygon (MATIC) Among Gainers When Top Coins Bleed

MATIC enjoyed significant gains on the trading day despite other coins going red. The Ethereum layer-2 token gained bullish momentum on the day, keeping over 6% gains in the last 24 hours. The token has also held its end against Bitcoin and Ethereum, leading significant gains over the two biggest coins.

2022-10-25 03:47	Polygon (MATIC)
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Michael Saylor snubs claims he doesn’t use Bitcoin Lightning Network

Saylor wanted to demonstrate just how well he can use Bitcoin’s layer-2 Lightning Network by hosting a meme competition.

2022-10-5 13:57	Lightning
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Bitcoin Lightning Network capacity strikes 5,000 BTC

The growth in Bitcoin added to the layer-2 Lightning Network has electrified over the past year, hitting 4,000 Bitcoin less than four months ago.

2022-10-4 16:09	Lightning
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Researchers discover vulnerabilities in Bitcoin layer-2 Lightning Network

Researchers at the University of Illinois have discovered vulnerabilities in the Bitcoin (BTC) Lightning Network that could result in the theft of 750 BTCs (roughly $18 million). The post Researchers discover vulnerabilities in Bitcoin layer-2 Lightning Network appeared first on CryptoSlate.

2022-8-12 15:15	Lightning Network
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Portal, a cross-chain DEX, launches its equity offering on the Republic Platform

Portal, a cross-chain Layer-2 DEX network that is being built on Bitcoin, has announced its Reg D equity offering to be conducted on the Republic platform. The public sale will kick off on July 18th.

2022-7-20 18:48
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Coinbase-backed Portal Announces Its Reg D Equity Offering Through Republic

Portal is excited to launch its Reg D equity offering through Republic, a multi-asset investment platform that enables anybody to participate in vetted, private firms. Republic is a cross-chain Layer-2 DEX network being built on Bitcoin.

2022-7-19 18:16	Crypto Cable
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Technicals suggest Bitcoin is still far from ideal for daily payments

Even with the rise of layer-2 solutions, many experts believe Bitcoin may have missed the boat as a currency for day-to-day remittances go.

2022-7-20 17:45
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MixinWalletBot launching on Telegram with support for 41 blockchains

Mixin, a layer-2 solution with support for 41 blockchains including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Monero, Polkadot, etc. , announced it has developed a new Telegram bot: MixinWalletBot, which is designed to help Telegram users transfer and store cryptocurrencies.

2022-7-15 22:15
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Bitcoin Lightning Network capacity charges through 4,000 BTC

The layer-2 technology built on Bitcoin now has 4,000 Bitcoin or $120 million locked up allowing for near-instant payments around the world.

2022-6-11 14:52
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Portal Announces Partnership With Mintlayer in Paramount Push for Bitcoin-based DeFi

Portal, a self-hosted wallet and real cross-chain Layer-2 DEX built on Bitcoin, has announced its partnership with Mintlayer, a Bitcoin sidechain technology that intends to make decentralized financial markets more accessible to the general public.

2022-4-29 11:24	Press Release
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HCX and Portal to help tokenize pre-IPO companies on the Bitcoin blockchain

Portal, the Bitcoin-built cross-chain Layer-2 DEX network, has announced via a press release that… The post HCX and Portal to help tokenize pre-IPO companies on the Bitcoin blockchain appeared first on Coin Journal.

2022-4-25 17:37	Business
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Portal and HighCircleX partners to tokenize pre-IPO shares on the bitcoin blockchain

Cross-chain Layer-2 DEX network based on bitcoin, Portal has partnered with HighCircleX to tokenize stock in pre-IPO firms within the Bitcoin blockchain. HighCircleX is a blockchain-based asset platform by High Circle Ventures.

2022-4-26 17:02	Cryptocurrency
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BitPay integrates Lightning Network to enable low-cost Bitcoin transactions

Major cryptocurrency payment service provider BitPay has added support for the Lightning Network (LN), Bitcoin’s (BTC) Layer-2 scalability solution, granting users access to a faster and cheaper method of transacting their BTC.

2022-4-7 00:30	btcusd
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AAX Announces Integration With the Lightning Network

AAX, the first crypto exchange to implement the Satoshi (SATs) Standard, is excited to announce the Lightning Network’s integration. AAX may demonstrate its adherence to the SATS Standard by utilizing Lightning Labs’ technology, which is the main creator of the quicker, cheaper, and worldwide Layer-2 network for Bitcoin.

2022-3-23 23:38	Press Release
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Developer Reveals Layer-Two Private Messaging and Payment System on Bitcoin Cash

On July 4, 2020, the Bitcoin Cash proponent Cain published an interview with the blockchain developer, Shammah Chancellor, about a new project called Stamp Chat. At its basic level, “Stamp is a prototype of a layer-2 private messaging and payment system on Bitcoin Cash.

2020-7-8 04:35
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Crypto Payment Processor BitPay Sees More Use in Stablecoins than Layer-2 Solutions

Bill Zielke, BitPay’s Chief Marketing Officer, revealed on Thursday this week that the company was not planning to integrate the layer 2 Bitcoin channels. Bill explains that Bitcoin transactions dominate the customers’ preference hence no rush to switch despite the fees reaching highs of $7 after a 256% spike earlier in the month. The company […]

2020-5-30 22:47	BitPay
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Nayuta introduces hybrid “Bitcoin full node and SPV mode” lightning wallet on Android

Nayuta, a layer-2 blockchain technology development company and active contributor to the Lightning Network, announced today it has introduced the first lightning wallet to implement “Bitcoin full node and SPV mode” hybrid on Android and released its code on Github.

2019-12-10 19:35	Wallets
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Sidechains vs Plasma vs Sharding

Special thanks to Jinglan Wang for review and feedback One question that often comes up is: how exactly is sharding different from sidechains or Plasma? All three architectures seem to involve a hub-and-spoke architecture with a central “main chain” that serves as the consensus backbone of the system, and a set of “child” chains containing actual user-level transactions.

2019-6-14 04:03
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Tezos to Launch Speed and Scalability Solution ‘Marigold’

On February 4, 2019, Tezos announced Marigold, a layer-2 scaling solution for the Tezos coin. The project aims to ensure that more developers have an easier experience with the Tezos platform. Compromise There is a constant balancing act with regards to various blockchain networks.

2019-2-9 00:00	Tezos
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Layer 1 Should Be Innovative in the Short Term but Less in the Long Term

One of the key tradeoffs in blockchain design is whether to build more functionality into base-layer blockchains themselves (“layer 1”), or to build it into protocols that live on top of the blockchain, and can be created and modified without changing the blockchain itself (“layer 2”).

2018-8-28 04:03
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Bitcoin’s Lightning Network clears record $1M transfer to Kraken

Secure Digital Markets sent $1M in Bitcoin to Kraken over Lightning, showcasing near-instant, low-fee settlement for institutional-size payments. Secure Digital Markets (SDM) completed a $1 million Bitcoin transaction via the Lightning Network on January 28 in a pilot project with…

SDM Executes First $1M Lightning Network Payment to Kraken, Proving Institutional Capacity

Secure Digital Markets transferred $1 million to Kraken using Bitcoin's Lightning Network in January 2026, completing the first publicly disclosed institutional seven-figure payment on the protocol with minimal fees and near-instant settlement.

Исследователи предложили технологию отправки биткоинов на Марс

Исследователи Хосе Э. Пуэнте (Jose E. Puente) и Карлос Пуэнте (Carlos Puente) представили концепцию Proof-of-Transit Timestamping (PoTT), позволяющую отправлять биткоины на Марс за три минуты с помощью системы временных меток.

It’s just the beginning: New study suggests the current Bitcoin adoption level is like the Internet in 1990

New research from River Intelligence reveals that Bitcoin is currently in the early stages of adoption, suggesting that the big things are yet to come. For instance, River outlines that the current Bitcoin adoption level is comparable to that of…

Block’s Cash App quietly sunsets fee-free p2p transfers for Bitcoin

Cash App is ending its Bitcoin transfer by user tags feature months after federal investigations into Block’s compliance practices, sparking concerns about the app’s ability to handle risks. Cash App, a popular mobile app known for peer-to-peer payments, investing, and…

Bitso rolls out Lightning Network support for 8m users

Bitso, a leading crypto exchange in Latin America, has rolled out Lightning Network support for 100% of its users. On Nov. 12, the Lightspark team posted on X that the South American crypto exchange Bitso has now added support for…

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