The brief

Analyst view

• Lightning Labs maintains LND, the dominant Lightning Network implementation used by most nodes worldwide.
• Taproot Assets enables stablecoins and tokens to move on Bitcoin at near-zero fees via Lightning.

Technical approach

As reported

Bitcoin Layer 2

Payment channels on Bitcoin

Lightning uses payment channels on Bitcoin, enabling instant payments without touching the blockchain each time.

Taproot Assets

Tokens on Bitcoin and Lightning

Taproot Assets protocol issues and transfers tokens on Bitcoin and routes them over Lightning with instant settlement.

Non-Custodial

Users control private keys

Lightning and Taproot Assets are non-custodial: users control keys and assets directly, unlike exchanges or wrapped tokens.

Developer Tools

LND, Loop, and Pool

Lightning Labs provides LND daemon, Loop submarine swaps, and Lightning Pool liquidity markets for builders.

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