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Mutiny’s New Browser-Based Bitcoin Wallet on Lightning Avoids App Store Restrictions

The company says it’s the “first self-custodial lightning wallet that runs on the web.”

Mutiny wallet team. (Twitter user @SpecificMills)

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Binance Sets Up Bitcoin Lightning Nodes to Ease Deposits and Withdrawals

Crypto exchange Binance said it has set up Lightning nodes on the Bitcoin network to eventually offer Lightning-based bitcoin deposit and withdrawal services to users, according to a tweet on Tuesday. "The Hash" panel discusses what this means for users after Binance said it would integrate the Lightning network back in May.

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Apple Rejects Bitcoin Wallet Zeus a Day After Threatening to Delist Damus

The tech giant cited transmission of a virtual currency without necessary licenses and permissions as the primary reason for the app’s rejection, according to Zeus’ founder.

Apple to release VR headset on Monday (Lauren Heymann/Unsplash)

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Strike Expands Lightning-Powered Cross-Border Payments to Mexico

Digital payments firm Strike is expanding its Lightning Network-based cross-border payments service to Mexico, the largest market for remittances from the U.S., which accounts for around 95% of total remittances received by Mexicans from abroad, according to the company. "The Hash" panel weighs in on the firm's expansion into Mexico.

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Strike Expands Lightning-Powered Cross-Border Payments to Mexico

The company says Mexico is the largest market for remittances from the U.S.

Bandera de México. (Unsplash)

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Solving Lightning’s ‘Inbound Liquidity’ Problem Is Focus of New Layer 2 Bitcoin Protocol, Ark

The new protocol’s 24-year-old creator says Lightning’s inbound liquidity requirement - requiring users to commit funds to the protocol even when they're just receiving payments – “doesn’t make any sense.”

Burak Keceli, creator of Ark. (Burak Keceli)

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Bitcoin Payments App Strike Expands to More Than 65 Countries From Three

Strike, led by Jack Mallers, currently operates in the U.S. and El Salvador. Now it's pushing into new markets in Africa, Latin America, Eastern Europe, Asia and the Caribbean – from Antigua and Barbuda to Vanuatu and Zambia.

Jack Mallers, founder and CEO of the Chicago-based bitcoin payment provider Strike, speaks Friday at the Bitcoin 2023 conference in Miami Beach. (Frederick Munawa)

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State of Miners Amid Increasing Transaction Fees on Bitcoin

River Research Analyst Sam Wouters joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss how Lightning Network can help with the surging transaction fees on the Bitcoin network. Plus, how bitcoin miners are reacting to the recent fee rate hike.

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Strike CEO on State of Bitcoin, Lightning Network

Strike CEO and founder Jack Mallers joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss the future of the Lightning Network after a recent spike in transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain has driven up congestion. Plus, insights on the evolution of the Chicago-based bitcoin payment provider and the progress of the crypto industry in the past decade.

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Lightspark CEO on Lightning Outlook, Bitcoin Network Congestion

Bitcoin users in Africa are turning to stablecoins and the Lightning Network as transaction fees have skyrocketed to the highest levels in about two years. Lightspark CEO and co-founder David Marcus joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss, as Binance said it's adjusting fees and plans to integrate the Lightning Network. Marcus also explains why he thinks Bitcoin is the future of digital payments.

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