{"id":12710,"date":"2019-03-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crypto-economy.com\/2019\/03\/03\/bitcoin-btc-radar-releases-ion-a-guide-and-onramp-to-bitcoins-lightning-network\/"},"modified":"2023-08-30T08:39:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T08:39:25","slug":"bitcoin-btc-radar-releases-ion-a-guide-and-onramp-to-bitcoins-lightning-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crypto-economy.com\/bitcoin-btc-radar-releases-ion-a-guide-and-onramp-to-bitcoins-lightning-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin [BTC] \u2013 Radar Releases ION, A Guide and Onramp to Bitcoin\u2019s Lightning Network"},"content":{"rendered":"

Radar, a blockchain technology company best known for its decentralized app (dApp) Relay based on the Ethereum blockchain, has just released an onramp to Bitcoin\u2019s second layer scaling solution Lightning Network<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n

Radar ION<\/strong><\/span><\/u><\/span>, which was released a couple of weeks ago on testnet, has now launched on the Lightning Network Mainnet, therefore, offering users the option to transact with real Bitcoin funds. In a <\/span>press release<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/strong>, Radar states that its latest product will \u201cprovide new users with an interactive guide for experimenting with Bitcoin Lightning Network technology.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

According to a <\/span>blog post<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/strong> on the Radar blog, the testnet launched two weeks ago received a considerable amount of users who were eager to experiment with the Lightning Network (LN). The LN has been widely criticized for being unfriendly to new users with a steep learning curve. Therefore Radar launched complementary guides and a sandbox for new users to try out their knowledge without risk of losing their funds. In the blog post update, Radar <\/span>claims<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/strong> that:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Many took us up on that offer as 1500+ users explored ION\u2019s curated recommendations for wallets and apps while [over] 300 testnet bitcoin withdrawals have been initiated from our faucet.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The <\/span>press release<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/strong> points out that the Radar ION:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Homepage includes everything a new user needs to join the Lightning Network on a single page, including a testnet mode sandbox for new users to experiment with Lightning payments risk-free and a Mainnet mode with comprehensive resources to begin using real Bitcoin for real products and services. The onboarding site is supplemented by ION News, a newsletter featuring Lightning project announcements, technical content, and community updates, and ION Wiki, a crowd-sourced collection of the best Lightning tutorials, references, tools, and applications.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\"\"<\/a>The ION Wiki is an informative resource with all the information you would need to set up a node at home, to connect to the Lightning Network through Tor, among several other cutting edge smart features that will be instrumental to your journey to the world of Lightning. <\/span>ION News<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/strong>, on the other hand, \u201cwill release its first volume\u200a\u2014\u200afeaturing Lightning network stats, project announcements, reviews, and tutorials\u200a\u2014\u200avery shortly. Get on the list to receive it!\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Bitcoin is the most exciting and empowering thing to happen to financial markets in decades<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Said<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> Spencer Bogart, a Partner at Blockchain Capital. He added that:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Lightning Network is taking things to the next level. The biggest challenge, however, is onboarding users and I’m thrilled to see Radar tackling this challenge head-on with ION.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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