Lightning Labs just shipped Taproot Assets v0.8 and the first public SDK.
Why this matters more than people realize:
v0.6 (June 2025): Multi-asset Lightning went live on mainnet for the first time
v0.7 (Dec 2025): Reusable addresses, auditable supply, multi-path payments
v0.8 (June 2026): Public SDK — now any developer can build stablecoin apps on Lightning
The SDK is the unlock. Before this, building on Taproot Assets meant wrestling with low-level protocol code. Now any developer can integrate USDC/USDT payments into their app with a client library.
What’s already live:
• USDT on Lightning (Tether went live March 2026)
• USDC on Lightning via Speed Wallet
• P2P atomic swaps between BTC and stablecoins
• Real transactions, real value, real users
Lightning started as a BTC-only payment network. It’s quietly becoming a multi-asset financial network anchored in Bitcoin’s security.
Node counts are declining. But transaction volume hit record highs. The network is consolidating around serious infrastructure, not hobbyist nodes.
The people building on this right now — in LATAM, Africa, Southeast Asia — aren’t waiting for permission. They’re building the financial system their governments failed to provide.
https://lightning.engineering/posts/2026-06-23-tapd-0.8-launch/index.html
#bitcoin #lightning #taproot #taprootassets #plebchain #LATAM #USDC
SLEdex / Dean SLE DEX
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2026-09-03 00:30:03 UTC
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