Lightning 101 For Exchanges: Conclusion
Over the past couple of months, we have put forth ideas on why cryptocurrency exchanges should consider adopting Lightning technology for their platforms. We have highlighted the benefits to both exchanges and their customers. But we have also attempted to …
Lightning 101 For Exchanges: Routing Nodes
We have written previously about the advantages Lightning gives exchanges and their customers. In particular; lower fees, faster transactions, and additional security. In this post we want to discuss why crypto exchanges should consider operating a routing node on the …
Lightning 101 For Exchanges: Managing Fees With Lightning
Last week we discussed how Lightning can help Exchanges create a better user experience by helping to create liquidity (link to post) for custom deposits and withdrawals. In that post, we mentioned the impact of on-chain fees. In this post, …
Lightning 101 For Exchanges: User Experience – Liquidity
Crypto exchanges can improve customer experience on their platform’s via Lightning technology by providing greater liquidity while offering enhanced privacy protections. In this post, we will focus on the matter of liquidity; its importance to traders and how both exchanges …
Lightning 101 For Exchanges: Security Part 3 – Private Key Management
This is the sixth post in our “Lightning 101 for Exchanges” blog series. In this post we explore private key management and some of the considerations and nuances required for security. Lightning For Exchanges Series Overview Regulation Part 1 — Money Transmitter …
Lightning 101 For Exchanges: Security Part 2 — Backing Up Your Lightning Wallet
This is the fifth post in our “Lightning 101 for Exchanges” blog series. In this blog post we are going to talk about how the various Lightning implementations handle their revoked commitment transactions and the backup features they offer to …
How Do Submarine Swaps Work?
Submarine Swaps is a novel way of bridging the gap between the Lightning Network and onchain Bitcoin blockchain funds. The scenario is as follows: Alice and Bob has a Lightning Network channel. All the money is on Alice’s side, and …
Lightning 101 For Exchanges: Regulation Part 2
This is the third post in our Lightning 101 For Exchanges series. In this post we explain why crypto exchanges can feel confident in adopting Lightning for their business operations while complying with regulatory requirements. For purposes of this analysis we will …
Lightning 101 For Exchanges: Regulation Part 1
This is the second post in our Lightning 101 For Exchanges series. In this post we explain why we believe crypto exchanges can feel secure in adopting Lightning for their business operations. For purposes of this analysis we will be focused only …
Lightning 101 For Exchanges: Overview
There are approximately 240 cryptocurrency exchanges in the world with some exchanges clearing hundreds of millions of dollars in transactions on a daily basis and others only trading in the thousands of dollars per day. On any given month, some exchanges might …