The Lightning Network: Solving Bitcoin's Scalability Problem
The Lightning Network is a proposed solution to the problem of slow and expensive Bitcoin payments. It is a network of nodes that can move Bitcoin between each other.
How Lightning Scales Bitcoin
The Lightning Network can scale bitcoin to tens of millions of daily users, and can allow them to send transactions in fractions of a second, instead of waiting 10+ minutes for ledger confirmation.
How Much Does It Cost To Send A Lightning Payment?
Sending funds with Lightning is incredibly fast and cheap, especially compared with cards, banks, and other payment rails.
What Is a Lightning Address? (And How to Get One Free)
A Lightning Address looks like an email address and receives bitcoin over Lightning, as many times as you like. How it works, how it differs from an invoice, how to get one free and how to pay one.
How Private Is Lightning?
The Lightning Network offers very strong privacy and security guarantees. This is a big deal for people living in countries with oppressive governments.
Sending & Receiving Lightning With Rizful
Walk through a complete Lightning payment using Rizful, from creating an invoice to sending funds and confirming the payment.