Lightning Network News
A New Era for Stablecoins: Tether Is Coming to Bitcoin and Lightning ⚡💸
January 30, 2025 • Elizabeth Stark, Ryan Gentry
Tether announces USDT support for Bitcoin and Lightning Network, enabling instant stablecoin transactions. This integration will bring hundreds of millions of users and trillions in volume to Lightning, powered by the Taproot Assets protocol.
Evento Launches Bitcoin Lightning Network Payment Support ⚡🎫
October 1, 2024 • Brianna
Evento announces integration of Bitcoin Lightning Network payments, bringing instant bitcoin transactions to their event ticketing platform and marking a new era for event payments.
OSMO Wallet Reports 14,900% Growth in Lightning Payments in Guatemala ⚡
February 2, 2024 • Piero Coen
OSMO wallet, Guatemala's leading Lightning wallet, reports massive 14,900% growth in Lightning payments over two years. The report highlights Lightning Network's expanding reach, now accessible to over 650M people globally - surpassing PayPal's 430M user base.
Joltz Wallet Launches: First Self-Custodial Taproot Assets Wallet 📱
January 29, 2024 • Joltz
The Joltz Wallet has launched as the world's first self-custodial wallet for Taproot Assets, now available on TestFlight for Apple devices. Android version coming soon.
Bitso Rolls Out Lightning Network to 8M+ Users Across Latin America ⚡
January 19, 2024 • Lightspark
Bitso, Latin America's leading crypto financial services company, has enabled Lightning Network support for all its 8+ million users across Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico, bringing faster and more affordable bitcoin transactions powered by Lightspark.
Astra Launches Bridge Connecting Base to Lightning Network ⚡🌉
January 6, 2025 • Astra Labs
Astra launches the Astra Bridge, bringing Lightning Network capabilities to Base. Users can now bridge, pay, and off-ramp tokens on Base via Lightning Network using blockchain wallets and Taproot Assets wallets like Lnfi.
