Exploring Bitcoin’s Lightning Network

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Exploring Bitcoin’s Lightning Network
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, KuCoin and DeFiHorse.The Lightning Network is arguably the most anticipated scaling solution for Bitcoin to date. Why isn’t everyone using it?“Speaking of Bitcoin” hosts Adam B. Levine, Andreas M. Antonopoulos and Stephanie Murphy are joined by Rene Pickhardt, Bitcoin and Lightning Network Developer. The four lead a conversation on the still in development yet rapidly growing Lightning Network. It’s a second-layer network that enables fast, secure, private and inexpensive payments that don’t make sense to store on bitcoin’s base layer. But while that might sound ideal, it’s not simple in practice. A scrappy community…