{"id":392955,"date":"2022-01-12T14:12:42","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T11:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/cash-app-integrates-bitcoin-lightning-network-for-faster-btc-transfers\/"},"modified":"2022-01-12T14:12:42","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T11:12:42","slug":"cash-app-integrates-bitcoin-lightning-network-for-faster-btc-transfers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/cash-app-integrates-bitcoin-lightning-network-for-faster-btc-transfers\/","title":{"rendered":"# Cash App integrates Bitcoin Lightning Network for faster BTC transfers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong># Cash <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a> integrates Bitcoin Lightning Network for faster BTC transfers <\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjItMDEvMWFhZDUwNTYtM2YyNy00MGE1LWExYWEtZDQyYzg0MDlkMGEwLmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-128018ef>Popular mobile payment service Cash App has integrated the Bitcoin (BTC) Lightning Network as a part of an update, allowing faster and cheaper BTC transfers using the Layer 2 (L2) payment protocol.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cash App is developed and owned by Block (formerly Square), a fintech firm co-founded by former <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> CEO Jack Dorsey. The announcement of the BTC L2 integration was shared as a notification on the official Cash App application, which made its way through to Crypto Twitter:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> are real! <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CashApp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CashApp<\/a> added <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bitcoin<\/a> Lightning \u26a1\ufe0fNetwork  <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zbbdqcx0dC\">pic.twitter.com\/zbbdqcx0dC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Yegor Petrov \u26a1\ufe0f (@yeg0rpetrov) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yeg0rpetrov\/status\/1480743605467815945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 11, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThe Bitcoin Lightning Network protocol addresses the noted limitations of the BTC blockchain to improve speeds while reducing the costs associated with transactions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Just last month, Dorsey featured in a video with Lightning Development Kit (LDK), a service developed by Spiral, a Square subsidiary focused on building for the Bitcoin ecosystem. LDK allows developers to integrate Lightning protocols into Bitcoin wallets and related services.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to leaving Twitter, Dorsey also openly voiced his interest in integrating L2 protocols for the newly launched tipping services on Twitter and BlueSky:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Only a matter of time<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 jack\u26a1\ufe0f (@jack) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jack\/status\/1403174877444587523?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The latest <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessofapps.com\/data\/cash-app-statistics\/\">data<\/a> from Business of Apps shows that Cash App catered to over 36 million users across the United States and the United Kingdom.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related:<\/em> <\/strong><strong><em>Block&#8217;s Cash App will allow users to gift BTC for the holidays<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Favoring ongoing Bitcoin adoption, Cash App launched a service that allowed users to gift BTC and stocks over the holiday season. <\/p>\n<p>Cash App allowed users to send a minimum of $1 worth of BTC without needing to own the assets beforehand.<\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"markets_outlook\"><\/template><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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