With so many new features, tricks, and protocol changes, what will it be like to use lightning?  What will Carol, the user, need to know?  Listen to Bryan Vu's story of Carol's first day with Lightning from the Lightning Labs Blog. Link to the blog and full article:https://blog.lightning.engineering/posts/2018/05/02/lightning-ux.html Don't forget to check out their other links in the article and stay tuned for future posts expanding the details of the awesome work being done by Lightning Labs! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

The Lightning network is a new protocol layer that not only has implications for Bitcoin payments, but could hugely impact many altcoins, decentralized exchanges, and the nature of crypto payments for the entire ecosystem.  Learn more about its benefits from another of Aaron van Wirdum's excellent articles with Bitcoin Magazine.Link to the article on Bitcoin Magazine:https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/atomic-swaps-how-the-lightning-network-extends-to-altcoins-1484157052/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message