The Lightning Network enables fast, low-cost Bitcoin payments using a secure layer-2 protocol. Payment channels allow instant, off-chain transactions, settling on-chain only when channels close.

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For most of us, bitcoin is more than a little confusing. Does it work like real money? Is it physical or only online? And how do you even use it? Cryptocurrency is still fairly new and still very ...

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What is an economic node? To understand that, you need to first conceptually understand how a user interacts with the Bitcoin network in the first place. Bitcoin is a database, and a network to ...

Arthur Hayes missed a huge call. The Chief Investment Officer of Maelstrom recently declared that Bitcoin’s (BTC) predictable ...

Bitcoin’s adoption crisis stems from hodl culture. Spending creates merchant demand, regulatory acceptance and true monetary ...

Bitcoin is quietly taking root in Kibera, Kenya's largest informal settlement (or slum). In July 2025, more than 200 locals now use BTC as a working medium of exchange for everyday transactions, ...

Uptober -- a mix of "up" and "October" -- has become a popular social media tagline for the crypto community. So far, it's ...

Bitcoin ATMs, which allow users to insert cash and send it to a digital wallet anywhere in the world, are increasingly being ...

Bitcoin price just dropped below $108,000 as escalating U.S.-China trade tensions and tariff talks sent shockwaves through ...