Blockchain Gets Ready for Thunder Network, Transactions Ultra Cheap

Blockchain Gets Ready for Thunder Network, Transactions Ultra Cheap

While Ethereum has turned into the leader of smart contract technology, Bitcoin wallet service, Blockchain released the alpha version of their lightning network. Popular blockchain explorer and wallet provider, Blockchain officially announced in a blog post that they have gained an interest in the Lightning Network by unleashing their Thunder Network’s alpha version to the public for off-chain or cross-blockchain transactions. Peter Smith, co-founder of Blockchain, says: “Thunder has the potential to facilitate secure, trustless, and instant payments. It has the ability to unleash the....


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