Lightning

Updates and insights on Bitcoin’s popular Layer 2 scaling solution, enabling faster, cheaper, and more efficient transactions.

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BitBox integrates Lightning into the BitBoxApp

The new integration brings cold storage and Lightning payments into one app, allowing users to move sats from their on-chain BitBox wallet to a Lightning hot wallet using the backup they already have.

By Bitcoin News

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Amboss and Aureo Connect the Lightning Network to Mexico's Banking System

Businesses and individuals anywhere in the world can now send payments that arrive as pesos in a Mexican bank account in seconds.

By Bitcoin News

6 min read

Bitcoin Adoption Grew Strongly in 2025 Despite Price Falls: River Report

Institutions bought 829,000 BTC, Lightning payments jumped 300%, and 23 nation-states now hold bitcoin, signaling deepening global integration beyond price swings.

By Nima ‎

4 min read

Voltage Launches USD-Settled Credit Line Backed by Lightning Network

Instead of requiring bitcoin collateral, Voltage sets limits using real-time payment data, letting firms spend sats instantly and repay later from a bank account.

By Nima ‎

4 min read

Lightning Labs Launches Toolkit Allowing AI Agents Pay With Bitcoin Lightning

Built on L402 and HTTP 402, the toolkit adds “lnget,” remote signers, and spend limits, letting AI nodes run and host paid APIs and trade autonomously.

By Nima ‎

6 min read

Eight Years Later, Lightning Is Proving the Skeptics Wrong

By Bobby Shell

3 min read

i-payout and Neutron Partner to Launch Stablecoin & Lightning-Powered Payouts

Neutron’s Lightning network brings access to 500M+ users, supports 20+ currencies, and enables near-instant settlement with up to 1M TPS.

By Bitcoin News

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Bitcoin Will Become a Major Stablecoin Settlement Layer by 2026

For years, stablecoins have grown on top of faster, cheaper blockchains—but never on the one network with the deepest liquidity, the strongest security guarantees, and the most battle-tested uptime: Bitcoin.