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Lightning in the Wild: A Budding Ecosystem in Finland
Lightning in the Wild: A Budding Ecosystem in Finland
Helsinki is adopting Lightning, one business at a time thanks to a LN-Kassa, a special Lightning business
Roy Sheinfeld
May 25
Lightning for Life: How Lightning Can and Will Integrate with the Web
Lightning for Life: How Lightning Can and Will Integrate with the Web
Let’s integrate the Lightning Network and the World Wide Web. Here’s the tech that can make it happen.
Roy Sheinfeld
May 5
Get Ready for a Fresh Breez: Multiple Apps, One Node, Optimal UX
Get Ready for a Fresh Breez: Multiple Apps, One Node, Optimal UX
Breez is preparing to introduce multiple, tailored apps with the help of Greenlight remote nodes for even more versatility.
Roy Sheinfeld
Apr 5
Lightning Is a Liquidity Network
Lightning Is a Liquidity Network
The challenge Lightning faces is about liquidity, not connectivity. Learn how to overcome it and realize Lightning’s potential
Roy Sheinfeld
Feb 23
Lightning in the Wild: Nuthin’ but (Lightning) Net!
Lightning in the Wild: Nuthin’ but (Lightning) Net!
Breez introduces the latest business to use its POS mode to accept bitcoin on the Lightning Network: a pro basketball team in Ulm, Germany!
Roy Sheinfeld
Jan 25
Lightning & the Internet: Choosing the Right Path
Lightning & the Internet: Choosing the Right Path
Why improving the internet with Lightning is better than replicating the internet with Lightning.
Roy Sheinfeld
Oct 26, 2021
Lightning in the Wild #3: A Creative Family Innovates with Breez
Lightning in the Wild #3: A Creative Family Innovates with Breez
In this edition of Lightning in the Wild, we talk to Matthew Haywood, who uses Breez to share his sats and his knowledge with his family.
Roy Sheinfeld
Sep 16, 2021
Lightning in the Wild: #FromTheJump Podcast
Lightning in the Wild: #FromTheJump Podcast
In this edition of LitW, Breez listens to Nikolai Tjongarero, a Namibian podcaster leapfrogging fiat with Lightning #FromTheJump!
Roy Sheinfeld
Aug 10, 2021
Breez Welcomes Seetee as Our Newest Investor
Breez Welcomes Seetee as Our Newest Investor
Seetee is honoring Breez with an investment to help make bitcoin the world’s currency.
Roy Sheinfeld
Jul 28, 2021
Lightning in the Wild: Victoria Kayak
Lightning in the Wild: Victoria Kayak
A look at how a real small business is using Lightning and what we can learn from them.
Roy Sheinfeld
Jul 15, 2021
Scaling Lightning: To El Zonte … and Beyond!
Scaling Lightning: To El Zonte … and Beyond!
El Salvador adopted bitcoin because of Lightning. Here’s why it happened and how Lightning will scale bitcoin globally.
Roy Sheinfeld
Jul 8, 2021
Breez Receives HRF Grant for New Privacy Features
Breez Receives HRF Grant for New Privacy Features
The Human Rights Foundation has selected Breez to receive $25 000 in BTC as a grant to develop new, privacy-enhancing features.
Roy Sheinfeld
May 31, 2021
It’s Time to Short Subscriptions and Go Long on Lightning*
It’s Time to Short Subscriptions and Go Long on Lightning*
Subscriptions are obsolete and unfair. Lightning is the solution.
Roy Sheinfeld
May 18, 2021
Breez Partners with Voltage to Provide Podcaster Nodes
Breez Partners with Voltage to Provide Podcaster Nodes
Podcaster nodes by Breez & Voltage are the low-config, one-stop-shopping solution for podcasters who want to get into Podcasting 2.0.
Roy Sheinfeld
Apr 6, 2021
Podcasts on Breez: Streaming Sats for Streaming Ideas
Podcasts on Breez: Streaming Sats for Streaming Ideas
The Breez Lightning client has added a native podcast player. It’s the next step in turning the economy into the Lightning economy.
Roy Sheinfeld
Mar 23, 2021
Lightning Economics: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Inbound Liquidity
Lightning Economics: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Inboun...
Inbound liquidity is proof that Lightning is working, and using Lightning is how to solve the inbound liquidity “problem”. Here’s how.
Roy Sheinfeld
Feb 8, 2021
Waypoints on the Road to Lightning’s Mass Adoption
Waypoints on the Road to Lightning’s Mass Adoption
How fast does Lightning move?
Roy Sheinfeld
Nov 30, 2020
The Breez Release Candidate: Getting Lightning Ready for the Global Takeover
The Breez Release Candidate: Getting Lightning Ready for the Global...
This release is a significant improvement to the Breez product, and it’s a significant improvement to Lightning.
Roy Sheinfeld
Oct 19, 2020
Mainstreaming Lightning: 3 Practical Options for Merchants
Mainstreaming Lightning: 3 Practical Options for Merchants
Merchants are the counterparty in almost every microtransaction. Lightning needs them — lots of them. Here are 3 ways they can get started.
Roy Sheinfeld
Oct 6, 2020
MPPs & Wumbo Channels: Optimizing Liquidity on the Lightning Network
MPPs & Wumbo Channels: Optimizing Liquidity on the Lightning Network
Liquidity is all about flow. MPPs and Wumbo channels are set to increase the flow rate of Lightning and to unlock its liquidity. Here’s…
Roy Sheinfeld
Sep 14, 2020
Lightning is the Better Way to HODL
Lightning is the Better Way to HODL
Lightning is about moving bitcoin quickly and cheaply, but HODLing is about keeping bitcoin in place. There’s no contradiction.
Roy Sheinfeld
Aug 31, 2020
As Free as the Breez: Building Lightning to Make Bitcoin Mobile
As Free as the Breez: Building Lightning to Make Bitcoin Mobile
Building a mobile client for Lightning is harder than you might think. Here’s how we’re doing it.
Roy Sheinfeld
Jul 23, 2020
Breez’s Point-of-Sale Mode: A New Tool for the Day after Tomorrow
Breez’s Point-of-Sale Mode: A New Tool for the Day after Tomorrow
When the economy recovers, bitcoin will be hotter than ever. Breez’s POS mode is the tool merchants need to hit the ground running.
Roy Sheinfeld
Mar 27, 2020
Sources of Centralization on Lightning (and why they matter)
Sources of Centralization on Lightning (and why they matter)
A couple of recent reports have questioned Lightning’s vulnerability, and both are related to its network structure. One claims that an…
Roy Sheinfeld
Feb 26, 2020
Reverse Submarine Swaps: Another Step towards a P2P Lightning Economy
Reverse Submarine Swaps: Another Step towards a P2P Lightning Economy
LSPs are the key to decentralizing Lightning. Breez now introduces reverse Submarine Swaps as the next step in minimizing trust.
Roy Sheinfeld
Jan 23, 2020
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