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We've released the latest in our series of Builder's GuidesπŸ—: 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
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
Lightning Terminal just got upgraded, now users can interact with their node on the web! βš‘πŸ•ΈοΈ

https://terminal.lightning.engineering

Featuring:

πŸ”’ Secure, private web connect
βœ… Node quality recs
πŸ” Liquidity services for #bitcoin

Connect your Lightning node today!

https://lightning.engineering/posts/2021-11-30-lightning-terminal/
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.
Announcing the latest release of Lightning Pool! Featuring:

βŒ› Longer channel leases
πŸ“‰ Lower costs for accounts
πŸ”’ Stronger lease enforcement

All to help profits go up πŸ“ˆ

Learn more to access liquidity or earn a yield on your #bitcoin with Pool:
https://lightning.engineering/posts/2021-12-16-pool-prod-update/
We just released Managing A Lightning Node with Terminal: It's Lit! πŸ”₯

Watch Hannah Rosenberg provide insights on running a Lightning node, from liquidity tools to accounting, backups, and more.

Join the 30k+ LN node operators to make #bitcoin stronger.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R50OxMBfWSI
We just released a new version of Lightning Terminal. In this release, we’ve fixed some connectivity issues to make sessions more
persistent as well as addressed minor UX bugs:
- Upgraded Lightning Node Connect and other infrastructure to improve the persistence and performance of the connection to Lightning Terminal
- Added links to documentation from Terminal to give more context on certain components (health checks and recommended channels)
- Realigned the sidebar for a more consistent user experience
We will continue to listen to user feedback to prioritize changes and new features. Please continue to reach out with any questions or feedback as you use Terminal.
Our latest Lightning developer video is out: Building Paid APIs with #Bitcoin!

Watch Hannah Rosenberg explain LSATs, a way to natively authenticate Lightning payments in apps without a username or password. Build with the Internet's currency: sats!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PauSnLTu0BQ
Today we're announcing Taro, a new protocol to issue assets on Bitcoin and Lightning, and our $70M Series B fundraise! 🍠

One small step for bringing bitcoin to billions. 🌍

One giant leap for powering the world's financial system with #bitcoin.
https://medium.com/@lightning_labs/number-of-people-go-up-or-bitcoin-as-the-worlds-protocol-of-value-d1df7cefca37
The latest edition of the Lightning Lab πŸ§ͺ is out! We cover:

πŸ’± How Taro decentralizes global FX markets, making "cross-border" payments obsolete
🌏 BTC/LN adoption in Thailand, Argentina, Uganda, UK
πŸ’Έ Fundraises from Zebedee, Fedi and Stacker News
https://lightninglabs.substack.com/p/decentralizing-global-fx-with-taro
Today we're excited to announce the initial code for Taro 🍠, a new protocol to issue and transfer assets on #bitcoin and Lightning πŸ”œ.

With this release, we're one step closer to bitcoinizing the dollar, and the global financial system! πŸŒπŸ’±
https://lightning.engineering/posts/2022-9-28-taro-launch/