I’m old enough to remember when the Lightning Network was supposed to solve Bitcoin’s transaction limitations. Instead of being slow and traceable, Lightning payments would be quick and private. Nocoiners would finally be forced to eat their FUD. It’s been five years since its initial launch, but

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

The United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has announced its plans to regulate “crypto mixers” to decrease criminals’ money laundering activities. The agency is concerned that criminals looking to launder funds are using this practice to allow themselves greater protection and anonymity.   Coin mixing is essentially the practice of

On March 15th, 2022 the Financial Monitoring Agency (FMA) of the Republic of Kazakhstan released a report that shows their progress on enforcing a ban for unregistered Bitcoin and cryptocurrency miners. Kazakhstan has been experiencing rolling blackouts since the beginning of the year and government agencies have taken steps to

When Bitcoin was announced as legal tender in El Salvador, thousands of Salvadorians eagerly downloaded the Chivo wallet furnished by the countries government. However, many users experienced challenges and the hyperbitcoinization dream was slowed. After several user complaints about the Chivo wallet, El Salvador reached out to Alpha Point, which

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the United Kingdom issued a warning on March 11th, 2022 to Bitcoin and cryptocurrency ATM (CATM) owners that all of their kiosks must be registered with FCA and comply with UK Money Laundering Regulations (MLR).  In a statement, the FCA claims that none of

After a four-month mining ban, crypto miners will now be able to resume operations in Iran. The ban was due to blackouts that began back in December after more than 600 megawatts of energy was being used by illegal mining operations.  However, new mining licenses will be difficult to obtain

While the country of Ukraine has been fighting off a war against invading Russians, Bitcoin and crypto users all around the world have donated their assets to help Ukraine fund their military. To respond and give thanks to the community, Ukraine announced an airdrop which would give back some crypto