What’s the difference between a Bitcoin Node and a Lightning Node?
A “node” is the term used to designate a participant on a peer-to-peer network. Unlike the usual “client-server” applications that prevail on the internet today, where servers do...
Read MoreVoltage scales Bitcoin and Lightning Network infrastructure with Google Cloud
One of the many innovations to come out of the blockchain space is the Lightning Network, a protocol for sending money on the internet via Bitcoin. Voltage is a Lightning as...
Read MoreHow do Lightning Network Fees Work?
Lightning Network Routing The lightning network achieves high-frequency payments by taking payments off-chain. This means that information about a transaction is not broadcasted to the whole network as...
Read MoreExploring the Benefits of Lightning Network for Enterprises
The blockchain industry has grown. There are many ideas but few actually make a material impact on society, and those that do, change the world. One such technology...
Read MoreAnnouncing Nostr support on Voltage with NIP05, Lightning Address, and Zaps
Voltage has launched support for Nostr! We’ve been eagerly watching and participating in the build-out of the Nostr ecosystem. Now, we’re excited to offer our services to boost...
Read MoreBlockware Solutions uses Voltage for Secondary ASIC Market
Today we are proud to share that our team has helped Blockware Solutions power their Asic secondary marketplace with Lightning infrastructure....
Read MoreFebruary 2023 Foss Fridays
Every other Friday Voltage team works on other open source software outside of our product. This is what the team did in the month of FEB....
Read MoreLightning Privacy for Beginners
The goal of this blog is to educate on what common actions may inadvertently disclose information that you may otherwise not want to be known. ...
Read MoreSolving $1 trillion dollar unpaid invoice problem
The lightning network is great for buying a coffee or a pizza from a merchant who accepts payments. Businesses can immediately save 2.9% + 30 cents per transaction....
Read MoreWhy Exchanges Need Bitcoin Lightning Network Deposits and Withdrawals
While user experience on exchanges has been focused on having tight spreads and features that allow entering and exiting positions, I am willing to bet that users are...
Read MoreWhat is Lightning Network Capacity
Bitcoin’s Lightning network operates on top of the Bitcoin blockchain. For layer 2 to function and deliver global, instant, and zero-fee transactions, nodes must join the network and...
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