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Documentation stemming from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) suggests that Zap – a company that has partnered with credit card company Visa – has garnered more than $3 million to establish further bitcoin payment protocols.Zap Is Rolling in DoughThe funding round occurred in April of this year and was led by Green Oaks Capital and Morgan Creek. Zap is currently building a new platform atop the Lightning Network that could potentially make it much easier for users to pay for goods...

A new cryptocurrency app known as Bottlepay will be introducing itself to the crypto-going public following months of delays.Bottlepay Is Now UnderwayBottlepay was originally set to be introduced in late 2019, though there were several problems with the product’s launch thanks to newfound regulations set forth by European lawmakers. The app had to redesign its cryptocurrency wallet to meet the standards set forth by AMLD5, which is the European Union’s anti-money laundering initiative. At the...

Some analysts are warning that the Lightning Network is becoming a frequent target for thieves and hackers.The Lightning Network Is Open to AttacksThe Lightning Network is a new platform designed to assist bitcoin and make it faster by processing several small transactions off-chain. As bitcoin is the biggest and most popular blockchain in the world, it is often bogged down by the amount of activity it witnesses. It has slowed down heavily over the years, resulting in too much traffic and...

Bitcoin verdienen mit Joggen, Wandern und Spazieren? Ja, das soll mit der neuen App sMiles bald möglich sein. StandApp hat angekündigt, in Kürze sMiles zu starten. Eine App, die auf dem Lightning Network von Bitcoin basiert und es Benutzern ermöglicht, Kryptowährung für einfache alltägliche Aktivitäten wie Spazieren, Laufen, Radfahren, Joggen oder das Schauen von Videos zu verdienen. Igor Berezovsky, der Projektleiter und Mitbegründer...

The development funding state of Bitcoin Core is at a healthy level, according to a report compiled by BitMEX Research. They came to this conclusion by examining the leading organizations and individuals funding open-source Bitcoin and Lightning development.A Healthy Funding State of Open-Source BTC DevelopmentThe BitMEX research team based the report on publicly available information and speaking to specific individuals, who were willing to share their details. Thus, they concluded which...

Hey Krypto Fans, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 807. Heute sprechen wir über folgende Themen: UEFA tokenisiert Tickets für die EM 2020, Lightning Labs erhält 10 Millionen US-Dollar von Investoren & Exchange Einzahlungen auf Tiefpunkt. [embedded content] 1.) UEFA tokenisiert Tickets für die EM 2020https://www.btc-echo.de/uefa-tokenisiert-tickets-fuer-die-em-2020/ 2.) Lightning Labs erhält 10 Millionen US-Dollar von...

The Hong Kong-founded popular cryptocurrency exchange, Bitfinex, has recently launched the newest version of its mobile app, which comes with Bitcoin deposits utilizing the Lightning Network.The update for the mobile app comes less than two months since the exchange added support for the Lightning network to its web platform.The Lightning Network Comes On MobileInvented back in 2015, the Lightning Network intends to serve as Bitcoin’s off-chain scaling solution. Essentially, it allows people...

Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey has always been friendly towards bitcoin. In a recent interview, he says that he thinks the currency will soon be as “common as cash.”Dorsey Believes BTC Is the Future of FinanceThis rings in with a statement he made in the year 2018. The entrepreneur stated to CNBC that bitcoin, within a period of ten years, was likely to become the world’s “single” currency, meaning all other forms of crypto and fiat would become obsolete. This is an ambitious notion for a...

The second version of the “Lightning Torch” (LN Trust Chain 2.0) was recently launched on its birthday, and the community keeps spreading it around the globe. Its primary purpose continues to be the same – to raise people’s awareness of the benefits of Bitcoin’s off-chain scaling solution – the Lightning Network.The New Lightning Torch: LN Trust Chain 2.0The “Lightning Torch” started as a fun initiative on January 19th, 2019, to bring more attention to Bitcoin’s off-chain scaling solution –...

For a brief period early yesterday morning, bitcoin was trading over the $9,000 mark. This is the first moment bitcoin has struck such territory in over two months.A Bitcoin Soft Fork Is ComingNow, however, the world’s number one cryptocurrency by market cap is trading for a measly $8,600. While this isn’t necessarily bad – especially when considering where the currency has traded before – it does mark a $400 drop for the digital asset in approximately 24 hours, and many are wondering if it’s...