Lightning Labs

Finance

Lightning Labs has raised $10 million in Series A financing as it gears up to launch its first paid service for merchants accepting bitcoin payments.

By Leigh CuenFeb 5, 2020

Tech

At least a dozen startups are now betting on the profitability of bitcoin birthing a "Lightning Economy." Is it too soon?

By Leigh CuenSep 27, 2019

Tech

The Square Crypto team announced three more developer hires on Thursday, pulling from major companies in the crypto space.

By Leigh CuenSep 19, 2019

Tech

The new mainstream-friendly mobile wallet from Lightning Labs saw 2,000 downloads on Day 1. Next up for the company: merchant services.

By Leigh CuenJun 20, 2019

Tech

So-called lightning network "watchtowers" – a much-anticipated next step for securing the network – are coming soon.

By Alyssa HertigJun 11, 2019

Markets

Lightning Labs has put out an alpha release for its lightning desktop app for bitcoin's mainnet.

By Alyssa HertigApr 23, 2019

Markets

California startup Lightning Labs released today a new feature to improve usability of the bitcoin payment channel network, lightning.

By Christine KimMar 21, 2019

Markets

New tech by a principal developer could soon make it possible for bitcoin's lightning network to expand to new use cases.

By Alyssa HertigFeb 28, 2019

Markets

As startups developing bitcoin's Lightning Network start pushing the tech forward, some wonder whether it'll be taken over by corporate interests.

By Leigh CuenMar 29, 2018

Markets

Big investors are lining up to back the startup behind the most advanced implementation of bitcoin's in-development Lightning Network.

By Leigh CuenMar 15, 2018