The Lightning Network has been years in the making, with the original whitepaper being published in January 2016. Finally, the top independent development teams have announced that their implementations have completed the first tests on the main Bitcoin network. The Proof of Concept We’ve Been Waiting For The three teams currently working on independent Lightning Network implementations have announced that their respective systems have completed payments on the main bitcoin network. Along with this, its Read More The post Lightning Network Passes Bitcoin Mainnet Testing, One More Step Towards Completion appeared first on Bitcoinist.com.



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