The Lightning Network is a layer 2 solution which provides instant peer-to-peer payments for almost no cost on top of the Bitcoin network. When comparing the Bitcoin network to the current banking network, one may think of Bitcoin as SWIFT or Western Union while Lightning is more akin to Visa

Senator Andrew Bragg will be working closely with the Treasurer to implement changes around cryptocurrency and digital assets. Bragg, who chaired the Senate Select Committee on Australia as a Technology and Finance Center, addressed Blockchain Week 2022, quoting the Treasurer in calling these changes “the most significant reforms to [Australia’

On March 17th, the U.S. Senate Banking Committee held a hearing titled “Understanding the Role of Digital Assets in Illicit Finance,” which covered a broad range of topics. Issues such as how Russia could use digital assets to avoid sanctions and whether or not they should be allowed to,

A complicated, new crypto tax policy has recently been introduced in India. These new tax policies regarding virtual digital assets will prevent traders from offsetting their losses from trading one digital asset against the profits made with another. The new policy will likely incentivize traders to pick one virtual asset