Fountain, a podcast app based on the Bitcoin Lightning Network, launches a new version
Fountain, a podcast app supported by the Bitcoin Lightning Network, announced the release of Fountain 1.0 and claimed it is "the biggest design and user experience upgrade to date." Strike users can link their Strike account with the Fountain wallet and recharge without leaving the Fountain app. Fountain 1.0 is now available on iOS and Android.
The number of Bitcoin Lightning Network nodes reaches 14,650
The number of Bitcoin Lightning Network nodes has reached 14,650, a decrease of 0.14% compared to data 30 days ago. The Lightning Network capacity has reached 5,001.59 BTC.
The number of Bitcoin Lightning Network nodes reaches 14,639
The number of Bitcoin Lightning Network nodes has reached 14,639, a decrease of 0.05% compared to 30 days ago. The Lightning Network capacity is 5,020.87 BTC.
Lightning Network ranks first among Bitcoin expansion plans with nearly $200 million in TVL
On November 28th, The Block Pro posted that there have been various attempts to achieve Bitcoin scalability. The Lightning Network is the largest scalability solution for Bitcoin, with a TVL of nearly $200 million by 2023, mainly due to the rise in Bitcoin prices.<br>Other Bitcoin scalability solutions (such as DeFiChain, Rootstock, and Stacks) have lower TVL than the Lightning Network, possibly due to security trade-offs, as they only inherit part of Bitcoin's security.<br>In addition, Bitcoin Ordinals assigns unique identifiers to satoshis, making them NFTs, and uses SegWit and Taproot upgrades to mint homogenized BRC-20 tokens. These innovations from the SegWit and Taproot upgrades demonstrate Bitcoin's potential in areas such as Layer 2 in the future.
Lightning Network wallet Wallet of Satoshi was removed from two major US app stores
According to community feedback, the Lightning Network wallet Wallet of Satoshi has been removed from Google Play and the Apple App Store in the United States.
Lightspark CEO: Current unmanaged Lightning Network solutions have 'some form of compromise'
David Marcus, co-founder and CEO of Lightning Network payment solution provider Lightspark, stated that while institutional-grade custody of Lightning Network is ready for prime time, he admits that non-custodial use still means compromising on certain functionalities. Marcus outlined two challenges: offline payment acceptance and reducing the cost of opening channels for small transactions. While solutions are being developed to address these difficulties in the future, he acknowledges that current non-custodial Lightning Network users must face trade-offs. He said, "Frankly, if you want to fully support non-custodial Lightning Network with offline receiving capabilities and make it economically viable, you have to accept some form of compromise on the trustlessness level of the solution." However, Marcus remains optimistic about the future, emphasizing that Bitcoin is poised to become the currency protocol of the internet and achieve widespread adoption.
Lightning Network Protocol Nostr Assets announces suspension of deposit function, the third time this month
Lightning Network protocol Nostr Assets announced on X platform that it will temporarily suspend deposits for maintenance due to overwhelming user response. Since announcing the upcoming launch of Fair Mint on November 7th, Nostr Assets has suspended asset deposits three times. The project previously airdropped tokens worth approximately $2,600.
BTC ATM users in Argentina can now use the BTC Lightning Network
Bitcoin ATM users in Argentina can now use the BTC Lightning Network, a project completed by encrypted ATM operator Athena Bitcoin, which launched Lightning Network integration in El Salvador in early November. Athena Bitcoin hopes to expand its integrated project to the entire Latin American region.
Nostr Assets Protocol Bitcoin Deposits Restored
On November 17th, according to official sources, the Bitcoin Lightning Network Nostr Assets Protocol BTC deposit has now been restored.
The number of Bitcoin Lightning Network nodes is 14,606
According to data from 1ML, the current number of Bitcoin Lightning Network nodes is 14,606, a decrease of 1.92% in the past 30 days; the number of channels is 62,724, a decrease of 2.0% from a month ago; and the network capacity is 5,283.34BTC, an increase of 2% per month.
