THELOGICALINDIAN - The Lightning Network LN has acquired its aboriginal user adaptable app in the anatomy of ACINQs Eclair wallet which debuted April 4
Continuing a trend of accelerated addition for Lightning, the wallet is currently accessible for Android accessories active adaptation 5.0 of the operating arrangement and later.
The absolution represents the aboriginal mainnet adaptable wallet based on the more accepted protocol.
“The Eclair Wallet is a abutting generation, Lightning-ready Bitcoin wallet. It can be acclimated as a approved Bitcoin wallet, and can additionally affix to the Lightning Network for bargain and burning payments,” ACINQ wrote in a description of its offering.
“This software is based aloft eclair, and follows the Lightning Network standard.”
Since SegWit saw mass adoption in February and March this year, LN’s clip of development has added considerably, SegWit actuality a de facto prerequisite for the technology to action calmly on the Bitcoin mainnet.
Last anniversary saw several new products access the market, while several weeks previously, the aboriginal LN mainnet beta accomplishing auspiciously went live to ample acclaim.
Reacting on amusing media, users appeared encouraging, nonetheless lobbying ACINQ for an iOS equivalent. This, commentators responded, could be no accessible assignment due to coding requirements.
Further criticism came from those adulatory to both accelerate and accept Lightning payments with Eclair, that functionality accessible by active a abounding node, ACINQ said.
At columnist time, LN mainnet congenital 1335 accessible nodes and 3729 accessible channels. Bitcoin has already benefited in agreement of user acquaintance from SegWit, with fees as low as 1 satoshi per byte now standard.
In future, LN should acquiesce all Bitcoin users to accelerate affairs near-instantly with fees amounting to fractions of a US cent.
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