Activating Taproot
Bitcoin has gone through many upgrades during its history. Taproot is being proposed as the next improvement to the network. We won’t be going into what taproot is and what it enables in this blog, but you can expect some …
Historical Crypto Data On Lightning
Whether an advanced technical trader with years of experience or someone who is just starting out, one thing is critical to successful trading strategies: data. Specifically, historical data. Regardless if one is trading equities, bonds, currencies, derivatives or crypto assets, …
Announcement: Crypto Futures API Release
Today we are excited to release our new Crypto Futures API. This new service will enable users to query for Futures contracts data using our standard channels: “Tickers”, “Trades” and “Books”. Our initial release will have Bitmex and Kraken exchanges. We …
Lightning API: Moving to Mainnet
Today we are moving our Lightning application for data feeds to the Bitcoin mainnet blockchain. This marks a significant step in the growth of Lightning for data feeds and we are excited to share this with our customers and the crypto technology …
Crypto Exchange API Demo
We are making significant progress in building our Cryptocurrency Exchange API using the Lightning Network. We put together a quick video focusing on the “Order Books” channel. However, the core logic and structure will be similar for our other Crypto …
Cryptocurrency API Update
We’ve been working diligently to build our first consolidated cryptocurrency exchange API for the Lightning Network. We wanted to provide a quick update on where things are to date. We are doing this iteratively. We are very close to having …
Crypto Data and API Monetization
At Suredbits, we believe the future of crypto is closely aligned with the future of data. Not just in how we store data but how it is shared, distributed, consumed, and paid for. Many of the fundamental models of how …
API Roadmap: Crypto Exchange Data
Last week we discussed how digital micro-currencies, specifically Satoshis, are fundamental to understanding the future of data and digital transactions. This week we want to extend this digital currency discussion to what we’re currently working on for our next API: Crypto …
Micro-Transactions with Crypto
One of the core motivations behind our launch of our lightning application for data feeds was the ability for people to access data in a form not currently available. Namely, via a “metered” system as opposed to a more traditional …
Lightning App for Data
Its an API world. There are roughly 19,946 APIs in the world. Every day thousands of products, services and customer experiences are built and delivered by developers relying on accessing data thru APIs. This programmable world, however, with its relatively seamless, automated …