Bitcoin & Lightning News ⚡️

Bitcoin Layer 2 implementations are programmable protocols that transform how people use Bitcoin for everyday transactions. Faster, cheaper, and more scalable payments than the base layer alone. This article explains the main protocols, their key implementations, and what role each one plays in the evolving Bitcoin L2 ecosystem. https://lightning.news/bitcoin-l2-implementations-complete-list/

🔥 JUST IN: Bitcoin Exchange Wants To Kill EU’s DAC8 Crypto Surveillance 👉 https://lightning.news/suspend-dac8-crypto-surveillance/ In a press release, CEO Francis Pouliot calls DAC8 a blueprint for mass surveillance and a direct threat to the safety of millions of crypto‑asset holders. "DAC8 has transformed the concept of Know Your Customer into Kill Your Customer" said Pouliot.

NEW: This website turns Bitcoin network data into sound and visuals 👀⚡ https://x.com/i/status/2072758608652366121

🚨 NEW: Adam Back, Blockstream and Stokr could be involved in serious financial fraud scheme 👀 Blockstreams mining note issued on stokr has raised millions but prove of mining activity is missing 👇 https://yakihonne.com/note/nevent1qqsf0x9vt5v7nryuuwx7nxd7ca7mglxtx4phsy56vydtu2jdx52vykqpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsygp9233u69x2rr97y8pq7x4vhtsu7rkun5pjl2gkrsgncw2u82rttspsgqqqqqqsey6vas

💥NEW: Bitcoin Solo Mining Beats Every National Lottery https://lightning.news/bitcoin-solo-mining-vs-lottery-comparison/

🔥 NEW: Bitfinex whale on is buying 450btc/day for the last 8.5 days https://x.com/i/status/2059635735951442395

Japan's largest exchange reveals live on Bloomberg they will start bitcoin trading!

⚡ BEAR MARKET OVER, YUSKO https://x.com/i/status/2055012773592260659

💥👀 BREAKING: Rogue AI agents steal data of 100 Million Mexicans and mine bitcoin for themselves 🤯

💥 NEW: Bitcoin Lightning payments are coming to 4 MILLION Square POS terminals across the U.S. 👀🇺🇸

👉 NEW: BlackRock has bought over 41,000 Bitcoin since the start of 2026 BlackRock (BLK) has increased Bitcoin (BTC) holdings for iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) by more than 5% year-to-date (YTD). At the beginning of this year, IBIT held about 770,290 BTC, as Finbold previously reported. The fund has since increased its Bitcoin bag to approximately 811,981 coins, according to official data analyzed by Finbold on April 24. Consequently, BlackRock’s IBIT has acquired nearly 41,691 BTC in 2026, representing a 5.41% increase. Source: The Bit Times

🔥 NEW: CEO of $104B Bitcoin Custodian BitGo Reveals Why Banks are Toast - Banks are no longer needed for mortgages (Fannie & Freddie own $7.8 trillion in Mortgage Debt) - SME lending is shrinking and moving on-chain - Stablecoins are better at payments than banks ever were - FDIC insurance proves banks were never safe to begin with #MikeBelshe https://youtu.be/X8hD0RxkLeo

🔥 NEW: $300 BIllion Financial Advisor Ric Edelman says if The Clarity Act passes "the winter's over... you will see prices skyrocket and we'll hit All-Time-Highs really quick." 🚀 "Bitcoin will be $500,000 by the end of the decade." https://x.com/i/status/2043751858699657706

🇮🇷💥 IRAN CHARGES HORMUZ TOLLS IN BITCOIN 👀👇 Shipping firms would receive a payment request prior to transit. Once approved, vessels would be given a short window to complete the transaction in bitcoin.

🔥 NEW: The world's first mobile carrier is using Seedphrases and BIP39 to protect SIMs 👀 https://x.com/LightningNewsX/status/2037244754438586536

🔥 Telegram founder Pavel Durov says he he won't sell his bitcoin even if the price goes to $1M He bought thousands of Bitcoin at $700 in 2013. Says even at $1,000,000... he won’t sell.

NEW: 🇺🇸 Senators reach deal with White House to resolve crypto stablecoin yield dispute with banks.

NEW: Grok AI calls to delete 89% of EU laws after reviewing entire legislative corpus 👀👇 https://x.com/i/status/2034624778472993090

BREAKING: 🇺🇸Square to enable bitcoin lightning payments as default for over 4 million merchants ⚡️ Square will auto-enable Bitcoin payments for all eligible partners starting March 30, 2026. A Terms of Service notice was sent to merchants registered with Square's POS solutions. This means over four million businesses using Square could become Bitcoin accepting merchants overnight. Up until now, business owners had to manually activate bitcoin payments and decide whether to auto-convert to USD or keep in BTC. The rollout is part of Block’s push to integrate Bitcoin payments across its ecosystem including CashApp, leveraging the Lightning Network instant, low-cost transactions. Sellers will still have the option to disable the feature or automatically convert Bitcoin to USD at the point of sale.

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