Bitcoin App: Flash (Pay With Flash)
Bitcoin’s promise as peer-to-peer electronic cash is only as good as the infrastructure that makes it accessible to merchants and customers alike. While we’ve seen plenty of payment processors come and go, each iteration brings us closer to the seamless experience that could make bitcoin payments as common as tapping your card at the checkout. […]
What Are RGB Asset Swaps?
The Bitcoin Lightning Network has enabled payment scalability, removing certain on-chain limitations on Satoshis. Once on Lightning, you do not need to worry about high fees, dust transaction limits, block confirmation times or securing space in the next block. Lightning brought speedy microtransactions to Bitcoin —exclusively! Despite the improvements Lightning brings, Bitcoin as a medium […]
What Is SamRock Protocol?
As more of the world’s cash balances migrate into Bitcoin, it enriches those who have chosen to store their value in this $2 trillion-sized digital asset class. If you’ve held any Bitcoin over the last 1, 2, 3 or even four cycles, you’re sitting on some pretty sweet gains and good on you for managing […]
Tether To Add Support For RGB
It’s only been a month since the RGB mainnet went live, and we haven’t even seen a single exchange support it or establish a wallet. Yet, Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin issuer, has revealed plans to launch USDT directly on the RGB protocol. It may come as a surprise to those who don’t pay attention […]
How Expensive Is It To Be Your Own Bank?
Every month, millions of people quietly hand over their hard-earned money to banks through fees that have become so normalised we barely notice them. Account maintenance fees, overdraft charges, ATM surcharges, wire transfer costs—these seemingly small amounts compound into substantial sums over time. Meanwhile, the infrastructure to become your own bank through Bitcoin has never […]
Tether Launches USDT On Taproot Assets
Taproot assets have been out for some time; Lightning Labs rolled it out in July 2024, but the uptake has been less than stellar. Apart from Nostr assets, which have gone radio silent, I have yet to see anyone openly speaking about using the protocol. A protocol that allows you to create third-party assets as […]
Earn Fees As A Boltz Liquidity Provider
When it comes to the idea of earning a yield on your Bitcoin, one should always trend towards the side of caution; it’s been well documented that trying to lend out Bitcoin to earn a spread using a custodian ended pretty badly, with Billion Dollar businesses like Celsius, BlockFi and Voyager going tits up in […]
What Is ZapPlanner?
We all spend crazy amounts of time on the internet consuming content, reading articles, watching videos, listening to podcasts, diving into research papers and more. While the internet provides us with a growing information resource, someone has to take the time out of their day to create it. It’s work that you can give out […]
How To Use AlbyHub Node Sub Accounts
Let’s get real for a moment; Alby moving to fully non-custodial is a good thing for Bitcoiners, but it is still a pain in the arse when compared to the ease of a custodial wallet. Having gone through the onboarding process myself, I can attest to the work the Alby team has put in with […]
17 Exciting Lightning Network Innovations
Lightning Network innovations are popping up left, right, and centre. Without a doubt, Lightning is winning ground in providing fast, low-cost Bitcoin transactions. The Lightning Network is an open and programmable payment protocol, and many possibilities have emerged that nobody has ever thought of before. This spurred innovation and the creative energy of builders, developers, users […]