The Lightning Network Alpha Release is Ready for Testing

The Lightning Network Alpha Release is Ready for Testing

A recent blog post by developers of the Lightning Network, has announced an alpha release of the protocol’s daemon. The release called v0.1-alpha of the Lightning Network is said to be a milestone that enables the platform to be publicly tested by developers. The Lightning Network is Now Available for Testing. With roughly fifteen developers contributing....


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