Streaming Sats: Why Bitcoin Is Not a Digital Rock ⏩⏩⏩
https://lightninglabs.substack.com/p/streaming-sats-why-bitcoin-is-not
https://lightninglabs.substack.com/p/streaming-sats-why-bitcoin-is-not
The Lightning Lab
Streaming Sats: Why Bitcoin Is Not a Digital Rock ⏩⏩⏩
Welcome to the April edition of the Lightning Lab, a newsletter filled with Lightning Network updates, community coverage, and, of course, memes!
Announcing a new video series to help devs build on #bitcoin with Lightning!
Our first video, Build Bitcoin into Your App with Hannah Rosenberg, demos how to add magic internet money to web apps using Lightning and Polar.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6P0DZ74DmFA
Our first video, Build Bitcoin into Your App with Hannah Rosenberg, demos how to add magic internet money to web apps using Lightning and Polar.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6P0DZ74DmFA
YouTube
Build Bitcoin into Your App: Getting Started with the Lightning Network
Add magic internet money to your app with Lightning payments! In this tutorial, we walk through how to add bitcoin to your web application using LND, the Lightning Labs implementation of a Lightning Network node.
This application is written in Typescript…
This application is written in Typescript…
Looking to manage liquidity in the Lightning galaxy? 🌌Want to learn how to supercharge and rebalance your channels?
Check out our the first of our many Builder's Guides -- for devs looking to get started building on #bitcoin.
https://docs.lightning.engineering/the-lightning-network/liquidity/manage-liquidity
Check out our the first of our many Builder's Guides -- for devs looking to get started building on #bitcoin.
https://docs.lightning.engineering/the-lightning-network/liquidity/manage-liquidity
docs.lightning.engineering
Managing Liquidity on the Lightning Network | Builder's Guide
Learn about the concept of liquidity in the context of the Lightning network and how to best open, manage, balance and close your channels.
The Current State of Lightning Network Privacy
https://abytesjourney.com/lightning-privacy/
https://abytesjourney.com/lightning-privacy/
Announcing Terminal Web, a new site to help Lightning users improve their nodes! ✅
Run a Lightning node? Check your score and view recommendations to better allocate #bitcoin on Lightning.
See who tops the list: https://terminal.lightning.engineering
Run a Lightning node? Check your score and view recommendations to better allocate #bitcoin on Lightning.
See who tops the list: https://terminal.lightning.engineering
terminal.lightning.engineering
Top Performing Nodes - Lightning Terminal
For Lightning node operators to gauge their node's performance and get actionable recommendations on ways to improve.
We just released the latest edition of the Lightning Lab🧪, where we cover:
🌍Bitcoin to billions of users, not billionaires
🕸Terminal Web
📈LN stats go up
💡Censorship-resistant apps
💰Earning #btc
https://lightninglabs.substack.com/p/number-of-users-go-up-bitcoin-is
🌍Bitcoin to billions of users, not billionaires
🕸Terminal Web
📈LN stats go up
💡Censorship-resistant apps
💰Earning #btc
https://lightninglabs.substack.com/p/number-of-users-go-up-bitcoin-is
The Lightning Lab
Number (of Users) Go Up: Bitcoin Is for the People 📈
Welcome to the May edition of the Lightning Lab, a newsletter filled with Lightning Network updates, community coverage, and, of course, memes! In this issue, we focus on how bitcoin and Lightning are technology for the people, and why its true potential…
Welcome aboard, Sidecar channels are here! 🚆
Sidecar channels make it easy to onboard new users to Lightning without requiring funds, and to create dual-funded channels!
We're one step closer to bringing #bitcoin to a billion people. 🌍
Learn more:
https://lightning.engineering/posts/2021-05-26-sidecar-channels/
Sidecar channels make it easy to onboard new users to Lightning without requiring funds, and to create dual-funded channels!
We're one step closer to bringing #bitcoin to a billion people. 🌍
Learn more:
https://lightning.engineering/posts/2021-05-26-sidecar-channels/
lightning.engineering
Sidecar Channels: For Onboarding A Billion People to Bitcoin, Lightning Is Needed
Today we are excited to announce a new addition to Lightning Pool: sidecar channels, a feature that makes it easier to onboard new users to Lightning…
We've just released the latest of our Builder's Guides🏗️: How to get inbound capacity on the Lightning Network! ⚡️
In this guide, you'll learn how to receive #bitcoin transactions over Lightning and better manage your node.
Read the full guide:
https://docs.lightning.engineering/the-lightning-network/liquidity/how-to-get-inbound-capacity-on-the-lightning-network
In this guide, you'll learn how to receive #bitcoin transactions over Lightning and better manage your node.
Read the full guide:
https://docs.lightning.engineering/the-lightning-network/liquidity/how-to-get-inbound-capacity-on-the-lightning-network
docs.lightning.engineering
How to Get Inbound Capacity on the Lightning Network | Builder's Guide
To receive payments on the Lightning Network, you need inbound capacity. This article explains capacity and how you can acquire it.
Announcing lnd 0.13 beta: Get Amped on Lightning! New in this release:
🔌 AMP-powered spontaneous payments and static invoices
⚓️ Default Payment Splitting, Anchor Channels
🎛️ Clustered LND
🗝️ PSBT Pubkey Import
✂️ Pruned Node Support
Learn more:
https://lightning.engineering/posts/2021-06-17-lnd-v0.13/
🔌 AMP-powered spontaneous payments and static invoices
⚓️ Default Payment Splitting, Anchor Channels
🎛️ Clustered LND
🗝️ PSBT Pubkey Import
✂️ Pruned Node Support
Learn more:
https://lightning.engineering/posts/2021-06-17-lnd-v0.13/
lightning.engineering
Announcing lnd 0.13-beta: Get Amped on Lightning!
We’re pleased to announce lnd 0.13-beta, our second release of 2021! Building on our commitment to make the Lightning Network more reliable, robust…
Our latest Lightning developer video is out: RUN LND!
In this video, @hmichellerose covers how to set up a robust environment for building on #bitcoin with LND, starting from scratch.
Dive in and start running LND today!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf-GvVYuWa8
In this video, @hmichellerose covers how to set up a robust environment for building on #bitcoin with LND, starting from scratch.
Dive in and start running LND today!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf-GvVYuWa8
YouTube
RUN LND: Building a Node from Scratch
Run LND to start sending, receiving, and routing Lightning payments today! In this tutorial, we walk through how to set up a robust environment for LND, the Lightning Labs implementation of a Lightning Network node.
We start by selecting a barebones Amazon…
We start by selecting a barebones Amazon…
We've released the next Builder's Guide🏗️: Understanding Liquidity
Whether you're primarily sending, receiving, or routing #bitcoin on the Lightning Network, this guide will help you understand and start optimizing your liquidity. 🌊
Read the full guide:
https://docs.lightning.engineering/the-lightning-network/liquidity/understanding-liquidity
Whether you're primarily sending, receiving, or routing #bitcoin on the Lightning Network, this guide will help you understand and start optimizing your liquidity. 🌊
Read the full guide:
https://docs.lightning.engineering/the-lightning-network/liquidity/understanding-liquidity
docs.lightning.engineering
Understanding Liquidity | Builder's Guide
Liquidity in the Lightning Network is highly contextual. Learn what this means and how you can optimize your node's liquidity.
We've released the latest in our series of Builder's Guides🏗️: Lightning Node Recovery: Planning for Failure
Prepare for the unexpected and avoid loss of funds in case your hardware breaks or database is corrupted.
Check out the full guide here:
https://docs.lightning.engineering/lightning-network-tools/lnd/recovery-planning-for-failure
Prepare for the unexpected and avoid loss of funds in case your hardware breaks or database is corrupted.
Check out the full guide here:
https://docs.lightning.engineering/lightning-network-tools/lnd/recovery-planning-for-failure
docs.lightning.engineering
Recovery: Planning for Failure | Builder's Guide
"That's planning for failure, Morty. Even dumber than regular planning."
We've released the latest in our series of Builder's Guides🏗: The Guide to Lightning Loop
We'll walk you through install, understanding fees, autoloop, and more! Start managing your liquidity with Loop today!
Check out the full guide here:
https://docs.lightning.engineering/lightning-network-tools/loop
We'll walk you through install, understanding fees, autoloop, and more! Start managing your liquidity with Loop today!
Check out the full guide here:
https://docs.lightning.engineering/lightning-network-tools/loop
docs.lightning.engineering
Loop | Builder's Guide
The guide to Lightning Loop
The July edition of the Lightning Lab 🧪 newsletter is out! We cover:
📈Network numbers going up, and up
🌋New node communities like Plebnet
☀️The summer of LN hackathons
🕸Network effects, flywheels, and how building follows price
Read the full issue:
https://lightninglabs.substack.com/p/the-flywheel-is-starting-to-spin
📈Network numbers going up, and up
🌋New node communities like Plebnet
☀️The summer of LN hackathons
🕸Network effects, flywheels, and how building follows price
Read the full issue:
https://lightninglabs.substack.com/p/the-flywheel-is-starting-to-spin
The Lightning Lab
The Flywheel Is Starting to Spin: Lightning Network Effects in Action 🕸
Welcome to the July edition of the Lightning Lab, a newsletter filled with Lightning Network updates, community coverage, and, of course, memes! In this issue, we discuss how the Lightning Network flywheel is really starting to spin as the efforts of the…
Our latest Lightning developer video is out: Get AMPed!
Watch Hannah Rosenberg explain Atomic Multi-Path Payments, a new LN payment type that improves reliability and privacy, and create a static invoice.
Upgrade your payments today with AMP!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNSPXRflCSc
Watch Hannah Rosenberg explain Atomic Multi-Path Payments, a new LN payment type that improves reliability and privacy, and create a static invoice.
Upgrade your payments today with AMP!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNSPXRflCSc
YouTube
Get AMPed: Making Atomic Multi-Path Payments
Atomic Multi-Path Payments are a new type of Lightning payment implemented by lnd in version v0.13.0-beta. In this video, we walk through AMP's new features: more private multi-path payments, multi-path keysends, static invoices, and more!
An easy way to…
An easy way to…
The August edition of the Lightning Lab 🧪 is out! We cover:
📈Builder-driven NgU
🌎Lightning launches everywhere @substackinc
@opennodeco
@bitnob_official
🕸️ Developers developing (a world computer 🤯)
Read more:
https://lightninglabs.substack.com/p/lightning-to-the-moon-building-for
📈Builder-driven NgU
🌎Lightning launches everywhere @substackinc
@opennodeco
@bitnob_official
🕸️ Developers developing (a world computer 🤯)
Read more:
https://lightninglabs.substack.com/p/lightning-to-the-moon-building-for
The Lightning Lab
Lightning to the Moon: Building for Exponential Growth 🚀
Welcome to the August edition of the Lightning Lab, a newsletter filled with Lightning Network updates, community coverage, and, of course, memes! In this issue, we discuss how those building the Lightning Network over the last 3 years are finally seeing…
Using Pool or considering it? Help us understand how we can improve our service:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScnksC0pSImBPGcApVIFXlDvdvyHttPadsXxrudjkntavxU3w/viewform
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScnksC0pSImBPGcApVIFXlDvdvyHttPadsXxrudjkntavxU3w/viewform
Google Docs
Lightning Labs Survey Candidates: Pool
Understanding your Pool experience
The September edition of the Lightning Lab 🧪 is out! We cover:
🌞The summer of Lightning adoption #twitter #paxful #chivowallet #mcdonalds #starbucks #pizzahut #namecheap
🏔How LN is reaching the Tipping Point, literally
🖥API releases, tutorials, more!
https://lightninglabs.substack.com/p/the-summer-of-lightning-reaching
🌞The summer of Lightning adoption #twitter #paxful #chivowallet #mcdonalds #starbucks #pizzahut #namecheap
🏔How LN is reaching the Tipping Point, literally
🖥API releases, tutorials, more!
https://lightninglabs.substack.com/p/the-summer-of-lightning-reaching
The Lightning Lab
The Summer of Lightning: Reaching the Tipping Point 🏔
Welcome to the September edition of the Lightning Lab, a newsletter filled with Lightning Network updates, community coverage, and, of course, memes! In this issue, we discuss the massive amount of adoption that’s taken place this summer — from El Salvador…
Lightning Terminal just got upgraded, now users can interact with their node on the web! ⚡🕸️
https://terminal.lightning.engineering
Featuring:
🔒 Secure, private web connect
✅ Node quality recs
🔁 Liquidity services for #bitcoin
Connect your Lightning node today!
https://lightning.engineering/posts/2021-11-30-lightning-terminal/
https://terminal.lightning.engineering
Featuring:
🔒 Secure, private web connect
✅ Node quality recs
🔁 Liquidity services for #bitcoin
Connect your Lightning node today!
https://lightning.engineering/posts/2021-11-30-lightning-terminal/
terminal.lightning.engineering
Top Performing Nodes - Lightning Terminal
For Lightning node operators to gauge their node's performance and get actionable recommendations on ways to improve.
Out of an abundance of caution, we’re asking all users of litd 6.0 to upgrade to 6.1 for a security update: https://github.com/lightninglabs/lightning-terminal/releases/tag/v0.6.1-alpha
This issue only affects the litd binary, not the new Lightning Terminal. We will be updating all docs to point to the latest version.
This issue only affects the litd binary, not the new Lightning Terminal. We will be updating all docs to point to the latest version.
GitHub
Release Lightning Terminal v0.6.1-alpha · lightninglabs/lightning-terminal
This release fixes a security issue in the litd binary. The issue affects the litd binary, but not the recently released Lightning Node Connect, or the new Lightning Terminal. We strongly recommend...