Announcing lnd 0.16 beta: Smarter, Leaner, Faster

New in this release:
🧭 Pathfinding upgrades
🗼Watchtower improvements
🧑‍💻 RPC updates for devs
⚒️ Moar backend options

Upgrade today and read more:
https://lightning.engineering/posts/2023-03-29-lnd-0.16-launch/

Announcing a new set of tools to build Lightning⚡and #bitcoin-powered AI products for a global audience.

Using L402, a standard for API authentication with LN payments, and @langchainAI, a simplified AI app framework, we are opening up #AI4All! 🤖🌎
https://lightning.engineering/posts/2023-07-05-l402-langchain/

Our latest “Tapping into Taproot Assets” video is out: Mint from the CLI 🍀

In episode 5, Hannah walks through how to mint assets on #bitcoin with tapd, covering concepts like batched issuance to save chain space, and best practices for metadata.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FccI6j0mxuE

Announcing LND 0.18: Smarter Sweeps, Inbound Fees, and Improved Scaling!

Featuring:
Smarter sweeps to improve efficiency 🧹
Inbound fees for discounts to optimize routing 📥
SQL for invoices to boost node performance 📈

Read more and upgrade today:
https://lightning.engineering/posts/2024-05-30-lnd-0.18-launch/

Announcing the first mainnet release of multi-asset Lightning. 💱⚡

With Taproot Assets, users can make instant, low fee asset transfers, bringing trillions of stablecoin volume to #bitcoin.

Lightning is now the global, interoperable financial layer. 🌐

https://lightning.engineering/posts/2024-07-23-taproot-assets-LN/

Our newest developer video is out: "Running a Taproot Assets Price Oracle" 🔮

Watch Hannah explain how to set up a price oracle for real-time conversion rates between BTC and other assets, enabling stablecoin payments on Lightning today!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iVlDbILLWE

The latest edition of the Lightning Lab 🧪 is out! We cover:

💸 Tether coming to bitcoin and Lightning
📈 How stablecoins will drive LN’s exponential growth
🚀 Joltz launch, Wallet of Satoshi 21M txs, Fewsats AI bitcoin payments, Breez Tech report
https://lightninglabs.substack.com/p/it-all-comes-back-to-bitcoin-how

Our latest technical post is out! We discuss how we're using the MuSig2 protocol to improve Lightning Loop, our liquidity management service. 🔑🔄

New bitcoin technology now makes a better developer experience possible, with lower fees and faster swaps.

https://lightning.engineering/posts/2025-02-13-loop-musig2/

Announcing LND v0.19: Lightning Node Usability Go Up ⚡📈

Featuring:
Faster startup time with database migration ⌛
New default of coop channel closer paying chain fees ✂️
Improved pathfinding for better bitcoin payment reliability 🕸️

Read more below and upgrade today.

https://lightning.engineering/posts/2025-6-3-lnd-0.19-launch/