Ever since its 2009 development by the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin has become foundational to the cryptocurrency and fintech landscape. As the first decentralized cryptocurrency, Bitcoin has ...

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The Lightning Network enables fast, low-cost Bitcoin payments using a secure layer-2 protocol. Payment channels allow instant, off-chain transactions, settling on-chain only when channels close.

Bitcoin was first created in early 2009, partly as a response to distrust of national governments and traditional financial institutions in the wake of the global financial crisis. As the oldest and ...

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