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Senior Bitcoin Advisor to El Salvador President Nayib Bukele
 Cory Swan
Cory Swan
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Founder & CEO of Swan Bitcoin
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Trezor
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Pioneering hardware wallet company (since 2013)
 Pete Rizzo
Pete Rizzo
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Bitcoin historian & former editor at Bitcoin Magazine
 Kyle Torpey
Kyle Torpey
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Veteran Bitcoin journalist (Forbes, Fortune, WIRED)
 Michael Rihani
Michael Rihani
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Senior Director of Product (Digital Assets) at Nubank
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Independent news for the
Bitcoin & Lightning community

Lightning News delivers fast, high-signal coverage of everything happening in the Lightning Network and the broader Bitcoin ecosystem.

We are a fully independent team of Bitcoiners working remotely from Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria, Brazil, El Salvador, USA, and Australia.

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What we cover

Focused, high-quality reporting on the technologies and people shaping permissionless money.

Lightning Network

Nodes, liquidity, channels, fees, tools, and protocol developments.

Bitcoin Payments

Merchant adoption, wallets, remittances, and real-world usage.

Policy & Regulation

Surveillance laws, government actions, and advocacy.

Interviews & Builders

Conversations with node operators, founders, and innovators.

Recent Highlights

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POLICY

Bitcoin Exchange Files Legal Challenge Against EU DAC8 Surveillance Law

Bull Bitcoin takes action to suspend controversial crypto reporting requirements.

July 8, 2026
INTERVIEW

Running Boltz: One of the Oldest and Largest Lightning Nodes

In-depth conversation with @kilrau on liquidity, volume, and growing a Lightning business.

July 7, 2026
ADOPTION

Polymarket Adds Instant Bitcoin Deposits via Lightning Network

Prediction platform now supports fast, private Lightning deposits powered by Spark.

July 7, 2026
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