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
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....
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....
Turbo channels have been around since at least 2 years now, but they remain quite largely misunderstood among the community. Information about them are available but a bit scattered. The purpose of this post is to bring them together and provide a comprehensive view on this subject. 0-conf channels Turbo channels are basically 0-confirmation channels, which means the channel can be used before the channel opening transaction get mined in a Bitcoin block....
This new website was published on block 712542 (hash 000000000000000000056abb403b5c9570a158a6fb06733f0ce7703e69693c9d).