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Bitcoin Breaks $48K for First Time Since May

Bitcoin is up 6% over the last 24 hours and has broken the $48,000 mark for the first time since May. "All About Bitcoin's" Week in Review panel discusses this watershed moment, Bitcoin's Lightning Network passing new milestones, the potential impact of the global Blockstream Satellite network on mining, and Japan's Liquid Global exchange hack.

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Bitcoin Lightning Network Growth Passes New Milestones

The Lightning Network, a layer 2 payments solution built on top of the Bitcoin blockchain that enables secure, private and near-instantaneous transactions at little to no cost, has surpassed 25,000 active nodes for the first time. This indicates the network is growing stronger with more nodes and channels.

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Lightning Network Nodes Surpass 25K for First Time Ever

CoinDesk's Galen Moore discusses his assessment of skyrocketing activity on Bitcoin's Lightning Network as it surpassed 25,000 active nodes for the first time. "The supply is up, for sure, but is the demand up?" Moore asked. Plus, his take on emerging markets taking on crypto as reported in Chainalysis' 2021 global crypto adoption index.

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O crescimento da rede Bitcoin Lightning ultrapassa novos marcos

No entanto, apenas cerca de 58% dos nós estão operando canais e gerando rendimento.

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Lightning Labs CTO ‘Roasbeef’ on the Purpose and Progress of Bitcoin’s Lightning Network

Bitcoin’s Lightning Network has reached a new milestone, exceeding 2,000 BTC. Referred to as a “second layer” system, it is designed to reduce the time and fees to send bitcoin during periods of high network traffic.

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The Future of Bitcoin and the Lightning Network

Lightning Labs co-founder and CTO Olaoluwa Osuntokun, also known on social media as “Roasbeef,” discusses the future of bitcoin and the Lightning Network, which some hail as the most important project for the most crucial asset in the digital asset space. Plus, his take on DeFi on the Bitcoin blockchain.

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Lightning Network Gets Boost From El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law

Bitcoin committed to Lightning channels has grown about 30% since El Salvador's bitcoin law passed, according to CoinDesk Research. "All About Bitcoin" host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

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Bitcoin Holds Above $32K as Sentiment Improves

Cryptocurrencies are mostly higher on Friday as bullish sentiment returns into the weekend, with bitcoin trading around $32K at press time.

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Blockstream lança um nó Bitcoin Lightning para novatos

A startup diz que seu novo serviço Greenlight permite que os usuários mantenham controle total sobre seus BTC enquanto configuram um nó em sua infraestrutura de nuvem.

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What’s Next for Bitcoin as It Heads for Lowest Weekly Close Since June

Bitcoin is headed for its lowest weekly close since June 14 and remains in a lull into the weekend.

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