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The latest from Voltage on the advancement of bitcoin, lightning network, and global payments.
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Announcing Voltage x Human Rights Foundation Partnership
By Bobby Shell•August 3, 2023

How Lightning Channel Rebalances Work
By Lorenzo•July 31, 2023

Nostr’s Relationship with Bitcoin
By Bobby Shell•July 27, 2023

The Growth of Nostr: The Era of Decentralization
By Bobby Shell•July 27, 2023

Lightning Channel Coinjoins
By Lorenzo•July 26, 2023

Exploring 6 Use Cases of Nostr Protocol
By Bobby Shell•July 26, 2023

Nostr: The Decentralized, Censorship-Resistant Messaging Protocol
By Bobby Shell•July 25, 2023

Spending on Bitcoin has increased with use of Lightning Network
By Lorenzo•July 24, 2023

What Are TLS Certificates and Why are They Needed?
By Lorenzo•July 20, 2023

What are Macaroons, and How do They Work
By Lorenzo•July 17, 2023

What is Splicing and How Does it Work?
By Lorenzo•July 11, 2023

What’s the difference between a Bitcoin Node and a Lightning Node?
By Lorenzo•June 29, 2023

BOLT 12 - Natively Enhancing Lightning’s User Experience
BOLT 12 enhances the Lightning Network by enabling static QR codes for payments, overcoming BOLT 11 limitations. This simplifies transactions, improves user experience, and supports a broader range of use cases through native, secure communication between Lightning nodes.
By Lorenzo•June 23, 2023

Multipart Payments - AMP/MMP
By Lorenzo•June 22, 2023

Surge now available for Voltage users
By Bobby Shell•June 20, 2023

Surge v1.0.0 Major update
By Harsha Goli•June 20, 2023

LNURL - Enhancing Lightning's User Experience
By Lorenzo•June 19, 2023

Penalty Transactions on Lightning
By Lorenzo•June 15, 2023

Why You Should Run a Lightning Node
By Nate G•June 13, 2023

Point Time-Locked Contracts
By Lorenzo•June 1, 2023

Lightning Node Management - Handling High On-Chain Fees
By Lorenzo•May 22, 2023

Voltage scales Bitcoin and Lightning Network infrastructure with Google Cloud
By Bobby Shell•May 18, 2023

How do Lightning Network Fees Work?
By Lorenzo•May 15, 2023

Surge Invoice Management Update
By Harsha Goli•May 11, 2023