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Cash App mentions that the Lightning Network feature is unavailable to users located in New York.
Mobile payment service Cash App revealed that Lightning Network can now be used to transfer Bitcoin (BTC) through its app. With the new feature, its users can send their BTC to any Lightning or on-chain BTC address.
Lightning Network is now available on Cash App. It's the fastest, free way to pay anyone in bitcoin.
Buy tacos, tip your favorite Twitter comedian, or send a friend money abroadâanywhere that accepts lightning. pic.twitter.com/65TXSJ6yL6â Cash App (@CashApp) February 7, 2022
A few weeks ago, the company announced through a notification within the app that it has integrated the Lightning Network. Now, its users can finally use the feature and utilize the benefits that the Bitcoin Lightning Network brings into everyday BTC transactions.
To use Lightning Network on Cash App, users need to scan a Lightning QR using their cameras, confirm the details of the payment, and tap on âPay.âÂ
The Lightning Network, sometimes called Lightning or LN, is a layer-2 solution that brings scalability to Bitcoin. Lightning eases the load on the Bitcoin blockchain by creating a separate network where users transact and creating minimal engagements with the Bitcoin blockchain to lessen fees and speed up transactions.
While many users rejoiced that they are able to use the Lightning Network feature through their Cash App, some could only watch. As the firm mentioned a few weeks ago, the feature will be available everywhere in the United States apart from New York. âAt this time New York residents arenât eligible for Lightning,â Cash App tweeted.
Twitter user GrublĂ©s disagreed. According to him, users in New York are still eligible if âthey run their own LN node.â Because of the decentralized nature of Bitcoin Lightning Network transactions, it can be used by anyone regardless of their location outside of Cash App. Proof of Brain, another Twitter user, also supported this sentiment by tweeting:
This is what makes bitcoin + LTN so special. Flank the regulators.
â Proof of Brain (@ProofofBrain_) February 8, 2022
Related: Block job postings reveal Jack Dorseyâs Bitcoin plans
Cash App is a service developed and operated by Block, a company founded by Jack Dorsey. Back in 2021, Dorsey stepped down as Twitterâs CEO. While he mentioned that stepping down is a way to give the company freedom from the founderâs influence, many speculate that the move means that Dorsey will spend more time on Bitcoin.
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