bitcoin’s [BTC] Lightning Network is ready for ‘widespread adoption’, claims developerBitcoin’s second layer off-chain solution for payment channels managed to take significant leaps this year, owing to the massive support from many luminaries in the cryptocurrency space, participating in the LN Torch experiment. Even as the technology continues to be in its formative stages, one of its developers is fairly confident that the channel is ready for “widespread adoption”. bitcoin Lightning Wallet Developer, Anton Kumaigorodskiy, in a recent interview with ChangeNOW!, stated that the Lightning network’s plus points, as well as its drawbacks, have been “fairly understood”. He revealed that important updates were underway, which would make the running of the Lightning Network node less perilous and increase efficiency. According to the developer, systems like the Lightning Network are complex, have a huge scope for improvement, and are “never ready”. However, he opined that it is “almost ready” for extensive adoption as it has been successfully operated on the mainnet for more than a year. While talking about the market ecosystem, Kumaigorodskiy said, “Lightning economy is still nascent but we can already see a number of businesses and individuals becoming noticeable.” His vision for the P2P mesh network is essentially a “network of hundreds to thousands of large payment hubs”. He cited that the technology is trustless, but at the same time, could be distinguished and was reliable in the cryptospace. He is of the opinion that LN will definitely play a vital role in bitcoin transactions in the years to come. Kumaigorodskiy also advised that if anyone wanted to be part of this new and developing technology, they should “act now”.
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Bitcoin Price Rebounds Over 10% But It’s Not Why You Think
The wonderful world of bitcoin is a fascinating online roller coaster ride. What the mainstream calls “volatility” we call a time for “Hodl.” bitcoin price resumed it’s upward volatility on Monday into Tuesday morning, gaining over 10%, and I’m going to tell you why.
bitcoin PRICE GAINS ON WEAKER DOLLAR
bitcoin price rebounded sharply entering the final week of March and it really had nothing to do with bitcoin. The greater economic markets were the key to bitcoin’s success as the U.S. Dollar took a beating yesterday. This was largely in reaction to the health care vote debacle late on Friday afternoon, when President Trump had to pull the new health care proposal of Paul Ryan for not having enough votes to pass.
This occurred too late on Friday for the market to react, so this carried over to Monday morning when the , the Dow Jones dropped to its lowest point since 2011, and the USD crashed compared to every major currency, CNY, Euro, and yes, bitcoin.
The USD’s market weakness means dollars can buy fewer Bitcoins, so bitcoin value increases against the USD, which is what the bitcoin price represents. bitcoin rose from about $950 USD to over $1,060, as of this writing.
THIS IS HOW IT WORKS FOR YOU
As I went over in a previous article, Price Will See Huge Gains For The Next 10 Years, one of the main reasons bitcoin is going to gain value over time is the inherent weaknesses in the greater economic market, which is based on debt.
The U.S. Dollar market is the most influential and strongest financial market in the world, and when Janet Yellen raises interest rates by twenty-five basis points, the economy goes into a tailspin. This should show you how weak the other markets are if the U.S. financial system is this fragile. bitcoin price will take advantage most of the time, and there is plenty of economic turmoil coming down the pike.
Another market condition that should be taken note of is the fall in the value of altcoin Dash, which has over the last 36 hours, almost the exact same time bitcoin started to rally.
Dash and bitcoin clearly have an inverse relationship. As one gains, the other falls, and if people see bitcoin on a run, they pull their Dash to get in on the action. A smart investor will take advantage of these relationships and market forces in the future. Dash being an economic hedge against bitcoin is not a bad place to be. Robin was pretty damn famous in his day, and beyond.
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ONE CHAPTER CLOSES; ANOTHER BEGINS
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