# lighting News

Coca Cola Vending Machine Accepts Bitcoin Payments via Lightning Network

October 3, 2018 by Rahul Nambiampurath at Bitcoin, Blockchain, News, Platform, Tech

Technology and cryptocurrency enthusiast, Ricardo Reis has developed a vending machine that refills your bottle or glass when a bitcoin payment is received, as per a tweet published September 30, 2018, 2018. The Brazilian hardware hacker used everyday electronics and tools like a Raspberry Pi, water pump, a touch screen, some...

Near-Instantaneous Cryptocurrency #MetaHash Launches ICO, Can Process Over 60,000 Transactions per Second

June 30, 2018 by Shaurya Malwa at Altcoins, Blockchain, ICO News, News, Tech

Switzerland-based #MetaHash, a decentralized real-time application that utilizes a MultiPOS consensus algorithm to process near-instantaneous payments, has launched its ICO on June 29, 2018. “Lighting Fast” Touted as a “lighting-fast” protocol, #MetaHash can process over 60,000 transactions per second – a statistic unrivalled by many of the currently-available cryptocurrencies. The...