Lightning Network The Inbound Capacity Problem in the Lightning Network In the last couple of weeks, many people in the Bitcoin community have been talking about inbound capacity in the Lightning Network. The increasing difficulty to receive the Lightning Torch together with Bitrefill’
Lightning Network A Deep Dive into LND: Overview and Channel Funding Process Lightning Network is one of the most promising solutions to solve the scaling problem Bitcoin faces. It has also gained a lot of traction within the community recently, with more than 700 BTC
The bullish case for Bitcoin in Barrio 31 slum A month ago, we posted an article sharing our experience distributing Bitcoin in the most notorious slum in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The trial and its results were very well received in the Bitcoin
What the residents of Barrio 31 slum taught us about Bitcoin In December 2018, we conducted a trial in the most emblematic slum in Buenos Aires, Barrio 31. The aim was to give residents donations that would both help them financially and encourage them
Product Level up the security of your bitcoins with Trezor and Muun Muun and Trezor users can now safely transfer money between their mobile and hardware wallet. This new setup levels up the security and usability of your bitcoins, while reducing the number of times
Muun & GiveCrypto: Banking the Unbanked with Bitcoin in Argentina Since Bitcoin’s creation, one of its biggest promises, has been to give access in an open financial system for people lacking the identity, banking infrastructure, literacy, numeracy or trust in their government,
Lightning Network How Splices Impact Lightning Network Fees In previous posts we have discussed how an intermediate node, Carol, routes payments between Alice and Bob. In order to route payments, Carol must have her channels funded in advance. This implies occassionally
Lightning Network Rebalancing in the Lightning Network: Circular Payments, Fee Management and Splices Intermediate nodes play a key role in the Lightning Network, allowing users to transact with others without opening a direct payment channel with each peer. Without intermediate nodes the Lightning Network would lose
Lightning Network Rebalancing: The Key to the Lightning Network Among the recent technological advances in Bitcoin, the Lightning Network is one of the most ambitious projects. Once the remaining obstacles are cleared away, it promises to deliver faster transactions, lower fees, spacious
Product Protecting everyone through public auditability We want to share some of the decisions we made at Muun, and the different trade-offs we considered in our open source model.
Product Introducing Muun: A Secure Checking Account for Bitcoin Most people keep money in various places; a purse, a checking account or a savings account. Today, we announce the launch of Muun, your secure checking account for Bitcoin.
