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
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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.
