Chipper Cash Scales Lightning in Africa: Over 50% of Bitcoin Transactions Now on Network
Chipper Cash said its bitcoin payments platform, powered by Voltage’s lightning infrastructure, now routes over 50% of its bitcoin transactions via the lightning network, marking one of the largest real‑world lightning deployments to date. Founded in 2018, the pan‑African fintech offers remittances, cross‑border payments, virtual Visa cards, stock investing and stablecoin rails. Lightning integration has […] Powered by...
Central Bank of Uruguay to Study Digital Currency Implementation
Uruguay is in the initial stages of studying the implementation of a digital currency as part of a restructuring process. Adolfo Sarmiento, the former manager of economic policy and markets, has been reassigned to oversee the project. Uruguay Jumps on the Digital Currency Bandwagon as Part of Restructuring Process The Central Bank of Uruguay is […] Powered by...
Latam Insights Encore: El Salvador Gold Purchase Sidesteps IMF Constraints to Acquire Sound Money
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and crypto news from the past week. In this edition, we examine the significance of El Salvador’s latest gold purchase and how it aligns with bitcoin’s sound‑money ethos. Latam Insights Encore: El Salvador’s Gold Purchase Follows Bitcoin Monetary Ideals in Defiance […] Powered by...
From ‘Code Red’ to ‘Nothingburger’: Was the NPM Exploit Overhyped?
A recent NPM supply chain attack sparked brief panic in the crypto community, raising fears of widespread fund theft. While some dismissed the exploit as minor, security experts emphasized it as a wake-up call for developers. A ‘Nothingburger’ With a Wake-up Call Initial reports of a large-scale JavaScript Node Package Manager (NPM) supply-chain attack triggered […] Powered by...
Crypto Exchanges 2025: Unearthing the Hidden Gems in Market Discovery
Crypto exchanges have become battlegrounds where giants anchor liquidity while agile challengers race to capture new narratives, and the competition between CEXs and DEXs intensifies. In all of this, LBank has carved out a unique role as a prime curated marketplace for hidden gems and one of the few exchanges where retail capital consistently meets […] Powered by...
