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Dual Funded Lightning Channels
Introduction The Lightning Network works as a channel-based payment system. You can think of a Lightning Channel as an hourglass, where the sand represents bitcoins that are locked...
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How Theoretical Biology Impacts Product Design
Introduction Have you ever wondered how groundbreaking innovations like Bitcoin emerge? Was Satoshi uniquely brilliant, or just positioned perfectly to conceive Bitcoin? Had Satoshi not stepped up, would...
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Picnic Group leverages Voltage lightning payments to create deeper community ties
Picnic Groups leverages Voltage to help users build community groups and create local experiences that bring likeminded interest based groups together....
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Async Payments on The Lightning Network
Asynchronous payments within the Lightning Network refer to transactions initiated even when the recipient is offline. These payments are securely held by an intermediary node and are only...
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Understanding BOLTs
BOLTs ensure that different Lightning Network versions can interact seamlessly. Much like the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) sets web standards, BOLTs offer a unified guideline for developers....
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What Crypto is associated to AI?
Do AIs need a token? Or does AI need a way to communicate with itself based on value transfer? Does AI simply need a way to have autonomy...
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Doppler – A Lightning Domain-Specific Language
A breakdown of Doppler, a domain-specific language for the Lightning Network. Doppler enables its users to easily experiment with and test against various Lightning implementations....
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Flow 1.0 Phase Out Announcement
We are setting a sunset date for Flow 1.0. Flow 2.0 is already producing and powering lighting applications such as Mutiny Wallet and is available for use....
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ChangeLog 09/2023
Surge: v1.x.x Update 2023-09-25 Changed: Added: Fixed: View the update in our Docs Here, as well as past change logs....
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Lightning Network Payment Pathfinding
Nodes aim to find the optimal path to send payments, channel graphs play a role for future decision making. Easily learn how this functions below....
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Understanding Hold Invoices on the Lightning Network
Learn what hodl invoices are compared to regular invoices, and their mechanics. We also share real-world use cases....
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Voltage Achieves SOC 2 Type II Compliance: Elevating Our Commitment to Security and Trust
Voltage's systems have been evaluated over an extended period, demonstrating the highest security and operational effectiveness....
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