Binance, a cryptocurrency exchange, has finished integrating the Bitcoin Lightning Network for deposits and withdrawals on its platform.
By successfully integrating the Bitcoin Lightning Network onto its platform, Binance, one of the top cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, has made a substantial contribution to improving the efficiency of Bitcoin transactions.
Users of Binance can now take advantage of the Lightning Network’s capabilities for their Bitcoin deposits and withdrawals thanks to this integration, which was announced on July 17, 2023.
A second-layer Bitcoin solution called Lightning Network enables quicker and less expensive transactions. It fixes the scalability problems with the Bitcoin blockchain, enabling faster transfers.
This is done by establishing methods of payment between users, which are effectively transactional off-chain channels. These channels allow users to conduct business directly with one another without needing to record each transaction on the Bitcoin blockchain.
After temporarily stopping BTC withdrawals due to a spike in outstanding transactions in May, Binance made a decision to implement the Lightning Network. The development of memecoins on Bitcoin in the form of BRC-20 tokens, a new token standard on the network, is partly responsible for this increase.
“The Bitcoin network has struggled to process a large number of transactions, currently managing just seven to ten transactions per second.” Binance states in a blog.
The exchange stated that because of this limitation, projects like the Lightning Network, which can speed up transactions without affecting the main network, have become more and more popular.
Although Lightning payment channels can significantly lower the cost of Bitcoin transactions, they also come with considerable centralization risk and additional trust presumptions, and have a difficult time becoming widely used.
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