There's this faction of the #Bitcoin community that believes that anything including the word "compliance" is blasphemy. If we truly want Bitcoin and Lightning to become the winning global settlement network for value on the internet, it must enable regulated entities to

Such a great piece on one of my idols, Jackie Reses. I have a profound respect for her work ethic and brilliance.

We sat down for a candid conversation with Danny McCabe, the CEO and co-founder of Flexa. We delved into his experience integrating with Lightspark, his honest thoughts on the team, and much more. Visit us to learn more about how you can get started: Lightspark.com

Early preview 🚧 of what Universal Money Addresses (UMAs) will unlock. Transactions traveling across 4 continents, 4 wallets (🇺🇸🇬🇭🇦🇷🇵🇭), 5 currencies (USD, PHP, GHS, USDC, #btc). Money movement as simple and interoperable as email. Lots of work ahead, but we’ve ignited⚡️a spark!

Huge shoutout to our team and partners for successfully completing the first transactions with Universal Money Addresses (UMAs). Now, sending money across borders and different currencies is as easy as sending an email.

Proudly presenting the standout pieces of advice we heard in 2023. 11 editions of our annual retrospective later, and we are still serving up great tactical advice from Gokul Rajaram, Dr. Emily Anhalt, & many more to start 2024 off on the right foot. 🔗review.firstround.com/the-30-best-pi…

2/ For BigCo managers scaling down to startup roles, set goals by trying to sell a story. "Begin with a thesis, such as ‘This is what we're going to do this year.’ Break that narrative up into chapters, almost like titles.” - James Everingham

Check out this short video where I describe the UMA protocol and its relation to lnurl!

Thrilled to announce that @Coinbase has selected @Lightspark to enable the #Bitcoin Lightning Network across its platform and services. Yet another significant milestone for Lightning! ⚡to many millions of new people and 100+ countries coming soon! bit.ly/3xkjwAH

Big news in the data world: Lloyd Tabb, after selling Looker to Google for $2.6B, is now leaving to join... Meta. At first glance, it's an unusual move. Why Meta? Lloyd's latest creation is a "better SQL" called Malloy Data. Meta offers a crucible for shaping Malloy into

I’m really looking forward to seeing Malloy evolve through extreme use cases inside Meta! And very selfishly, working with lloyd, an amazing friend and talent, for a sixth time spanning over 30 years.

I’m thrilled that Nubank has selected @Lightspark to bring the Bitcoin Lightning Network and UMA (Universal Money Addresses) via the Universal Money Address (UMA) to its platform and customers. Now working with the Nubank team on the integration. Vamos! lightspark.com/news/nubank-an… ⚡

Crazy to to see how Libra was shut down—not by regulations, but by politics. I can’t overstate how frustrating it was for those of us who lived through it.

Showcasing 🇺🇸 USA ⇒ 🇲🇽 Mexico realtime bank-to-bank settlement. USD to MXN. Instant and 24/7. Using @Lightspark Extend and UMA (Universal Money Address) on the Bitcoin Lightning network. But who cares how it’s done? it’s magical, just like email for $! uma.me/personal