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Lightning Labs Releases 'Better' Version of Token Minting on Bitcoin After BRC-20s Clog System
The project formerly known as "Taro" has been rebranded "Taproot Assets" after Lightning Labs was hit with a trademark infringement lawsuit. The new offering, now on a testnet, comes with a "core set of features to bitcoinize the dollar," according to the firm.
Lightning Labs’ Taro Project Faces Halt as Judge Issues Temporary Injunction for Trademark Infringement
The decision in the case brought by fellow blockchain software developer Tari Labs raises questions about trademark enforcement in the open source community.
Bitcoin’s Biggest Milestones in 2022
CoinDesk Technology reporter Frederick Munawa discusses Bitcoin's major achievements this year, as outlined by the Bitcoin Operations Technology Group. The paper covers dozens of milestones: from ambitious scaling proposals such as validity rollups and the Taro test software, to captivating events like the establishment of a Bitcoin legal defense fund by Block CEO Jack Dorsey and a controversial Lightning Network Daemon (LND) bug that left part of the Lightning Network in disarray.
Lightning Labs Co-Founder on Taro Protocol, Future of Bitcoin Lightning Network
Lightning Labs Co-founder and CTO Olaoluwa Osuntokun, also known on social media as “roasbeef,” shares insights into the Lightning Network’s latest Taproot-powered “Taro” protocol aiming to bring stablecoins to Bitcoin. Plus, a wider conversation on Lightning Network’s use cases and adoption.
How ‘Taro’ Could Bring Stablecoins and NFTs to Bitcoin
CoinDesk Research Analyst George Kaloudis discusses the announcement of the Taproot-powered protocol Taro (Taproot Asset Representation Overlay). Kaloudis explains Taro’s potential to bring new assets like stablecoins and NFTs to the Bitcoin network and its proposed use of “embedded consensus” technology.
Lightning Labs Raises $70M to Bring Stablecoins to Bitcoin
Lightning Lab's Elizabeth Stark announced a Taproot-enabled protocol called Taproot Asset Representation Overlay (Taro) that has received $70 million in Series B funding to bring stablecoin capability to the Bitcoin network. “The Hash” panel discusses how this project can revitalize Bitcoin’s early function as a means for payments and the technological capabilities of the Taproot upgrade.
