Developers of the world presented applications of Lightning Network in the desconference "Lightning Hackday"

A group of developers and Bitcoin enthusiasts gathered on Saturday June 23 in the second event Lightning Network Hackday # 2 , carried out in Berlin, Germany, with the purpose of exploring and developing technologies related to Bitcoin's Lightning Network protocol. The participants in this edition had the opportunity to comment, develop, share and experiment on the plane of action, the advances shown by this technology so far, as well as their perspectives of development and growth.

Lightning Network Hackday # 2 It was done under the format of " barcamp "Or" unconference "(" Desconferencia ") , which are understood as an international network of conferences organized by the users themselves, focusing mainly on technology and the web. Although there is a theme and invited speakers, in these events the participants propose the ideas they would like to talk about and decide which topics interest them.

East barcamp It was conceived as a technical event to which More than 100 developers were invited globally. The focus was on the construction of LApps (Applications for Lightning), so that technicians who had developed an idea of ​​an application of Lightning Network (THE).

According to the German portal Btc-Echo , beyond the discussions on the cryptoactive market, the event focused on the technology itself. The core activities, under the responsibility of Lightning Labs and Exchage Union, highlighted specific aspects of the Lightning Network that made clear the great scope that this technology can have, especially in terms of atomic payments.

In this sense, unique projects were shown that are underway, such as the possibility of interconnect cryptoactive change houses using the Lightning Network protocol . The concept was explained by Kilian Rausch, product manager of the change house of cryptoactives from Silicon Valley, Exchage Union.

In a video of Lightning Network Hackday # 2 that was disseminated through social networks, you can see Rausch giving a brief explanation of how this startup plans to become the first decentralized network that will allow instant exchanges, and without delegating custody of funds, between digital asset exchange houses .