#LN News

OKEx Rolls Out Bitcoin Lightning Support for Scalable Payments

February 2, 2021 by Anthonia Isichei at Bitcoin

Crypto exchange giant OKEx is the latest to integrate Bitcoin (BTC) scaling solution — Lightning Network (LN) — on its platform. The move comes following a significant resurgence in LN interest especially as BTC is experiencing massive adoption across the globe. OKEx Announces Lightning Network Support OKEx announced the news...

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Lightning Labs to Simplify Bitcoin Payments with Fresh $10M Funding

February 6, 2020 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Bitcoin

Lightning Labs, a Bitcoin payments startup has raised $10 million in Series A funding to promote the development of the Lightning payments technology and scale its developer ecosystem. The startup has also launched its first paid product, Lightning Loop to facilitate a more efficient transfer of payments on the Lightning...

Bitfinex Integrates Lightning Network Deposits and Withdrawals

December 3, 2019 by Edoardo Vecchio at Bitcoin

Major global crypto exchange Bitfinex has become the first exchange to integrate Bitcoin Lightning Network deposits and withdrawals. Bitfinex released the official news exclusively for its users on December 2 and subsequently, the information, was confirmed by Bitfinex CTO Paolo Ardoino via Twitter. Bitfinex Bring Lightning to the Mainstream By...