Chainalysis to Launch Lightning Network Support

Chainalysis announced today that they are going to lauch support for Lightning Network transaction monitoring. This new feature would be integrated into KYT (Know Your Transaction), one of the main products of Chainalysis that supposedly helps businesses and services stay in line with regulation by providing them with transaction monitoring and traceability tools. In its blog post, the company didn’t detail how they plan on monitoring transactions on the Lightning Network....

December 10, 2021 Â· 3 min Â· Fanis Michalakis

Dancing Forbidden

Today, I sent the equivalent of several thousands of dollars (not mine) in Bitcoin. I did not ask for permission. Nobody could stop me from doing it. On Friday, I won’t be allowed to dance in bars and restaurants. ⚡🇫🇷FLASH - Il sera interdit de danser dans les bars et restaurants en France à partir de vendredi matin jusqu'au 6 janvier inclus. (décret) — Brèves de presse (@Brevesdepresse) December 8, 2021

December 8, 2021 Â· 1 min Â· Fanis Michalakis

Bitwage Announces First Salary Paid Through Lightning

Bitwage announced today that it conducted the first ever salary payment over the Lightning Network. We're thrilled to announce that we have successfully conducted the world's first salary payment through Lightning! Our recipients were @bernard_parah and @alexcrognale. Special thanks to everyone who helped make this happen: @walletofsatoshi, @voltage_cloud, and @acinq_co. pic.twitter.com/lIra282ISf — Bitwage (@Bitwage) December 6, 2021 I personnaly found the news quite interesting, because the idea of getting paid, not only in Bitcoin, but also on the Lightning Network, opens for some intriguing considerations....

December 7, 2021 Â· 4 min Â· Fanis Michalakis

A Growing Forest

A forest grows. Some shrubs, frail and ignored, bloom in the calm silence of a remote place. The forest grows. The trees have grown well. Their trunk, already strong, projects them towards the sky. Each tree has its natural domain. Its neighbors protect it from the wind, their roots help to strengthen the earth. If one of them weakens, the others feed it until it recovers. The forest is established now....

December 6, 2021 Â· 1 min Â· Fanis Michalakis