Odaily News Digital bank Revolut announced that it will cooperate with Lightspark to launch a payment function based on the Bitcoin Lightning Network in the UK and some European Economic Area countries. This move aims to use Lightspark's payment infrastructure to reduce transaction fees and speed up payment processing. Lightspark is a company led by former PayPal executive David Marcus, focusing on building a global payment solution based on the Bitcoin Lightning Network. At present, Revolut has not announced the specific launch time of this function. (CoinDesk)

Odaily News Strike, a Bitcoin Lightning Network payment application founded by Jack Mallers, announced the official launch of the crypto loan service "Strike Lending". This service is aimed at individual and corporate users. It is initially only available in specific areas of the United States and will be expanded globally in the future. Users can use Bitcoin as collateral to obtain cash without selling their holdings. The loan term is 12 months, the amount ranges from US$75,000 to US$2 million, the annual interest rate is at least 12%, and there are no loan origination fees and early repayment fees, and credit scores are not affected. Strike emphasizes that its loans are supported by vetted capital providers, and assets will be held in custody by partner institutions during the loan period. The platform always bears legal responsibility for user assets. (The Block)

Odaily News Global retail chain giant SPAR is testing cryptocurrency payments in Switzerland. The retail group, which has more than 13,900 stores in 48 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia, was recently revealed to have accepted Bitcoin payments through the Lightning Network at its store in Zug, Switzerland. The test marks one of the largest attempts by large retail chains to use cryptocurrency payments. SPAR's move shows its interest in serving the growing group of cryptocurrency holders and its willingness to explore digital payment methods. Industry insiders expect that the trial will provide important reference for assessing the feasibility and customer demand of cryptocurrency payments in mainstream retail environments. (Bitcoin.com)

Odaily星球日报讯 Ark Invest 创始人凯西·伍德（Cathie Wood）将为萨尔瓦多新推出的“城市福利与机会中心”（CUBO）人工智能（AI）计划发表开幕演讲。该计划是由萨尔瓦多政府主导的一项公共教育倡议。据萨尔瓦多的比特币办公室介绍，该计划将为学生和专业人士提供大学级别的 AI 课程，此前该国的 CUBO 比特币和闪电网络开发者计划取得了巨大成功。该计划将利用行业专家为公众提供 AI 教育。萨尔瓦多比特币办公室在 3 月 23 日的 X（推特）帖子中写道：“随着萨尔瓦多加速转型为该地区终极的科技和金融强国，CUBO AI 将为该国的学生和专业人士提供主导 AI 前沿的工具。”萨尔瓦多继续吸引加密货币企业和外国直接投资，因为这个中美洲国家正在定位自己成为区域科技和数字金融中心。

Odaily星球日报讯 日本上市房企 Open House Group 宣布接受 XRP、SOL 和 DOGE 支付，支持国际客户使用相关加密货币购买本地房产，该公司此前已宣布支持 BTC 和 ETH 支付并于 2022 年赞助日本最大的闪电网络社区“Diamond Hands”进行联合研究项目。（PRNewswire）

<p>Odaily News Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether, wrote on the X platform that by 2023, 600 million people in Africa will not have access to electricity. Imagine a small kiosk in Africa with solar panels on top that can charge hundreds of high-performance batteries, providing monthly subscription services to local communities, paid in local currency, Bitcoin Lightning Network (LN) or USDT, and now building 10,000 device deployments, then expanding to 100,000, and then becoming the largest distribution network for any goods and services. Tether is promoting relevant deployment plans in the African market by educating Africa on how to save with Bitcoin and USDT, providing high-quality educational materials and courses, providing high-quality free technology, super scalability, empowering hundreds of thousands of villages and hundreds of millions of people.</p>

<p>Odaily News Veteran Bitcoin developer “Calle” alerted node operators running Lightning Network Daemon (LND) version 0.18.5 or LITD version 0.14.1 to a vulnerability related to how LND checks the description field of Lightning invoice settlements, allowing hackers to remotely manipulate their payment status and steal funds.<br/> Satoshi Labs co-founder Pavol Rusnak also issued this warning, reminding Lightning Network users to update their node software as soon as possible. The newly released node software LND 0.18.5 and LITD 0.14.1 fix this remote threat vector. It should be noted that LND 18.5 was just released last week, so many LND nodes are still outdated and vulnerable.<br/> At press time, the number of outdated LND nodes is in the hundreds or thousands. Historically, LND has been the software of choice for most lightning node operators. (Protos)<br/></p>

<p>Odaily News Fidelity noted in a recent report that the Bitcoin Lightning Network is delivering on its promise to become the most efficient way to transact in the digital asset ecosystem. (Cointelegraph)</p>

<p>Odaily News Non-custodial Bitcoin trading platform Flashnet announced the completion of a $4.5 million seed round of financing, led by Abstract VC, with participation from UTXO Management, Soma Capital, HFØ, Chapter One, Accomplice and others. It is reported that the new funds are intended to support the platform to build transaction functions based on the Lightning Network and UTXO, and integrate with Bitcoin wallets.<br/></p>

<p>Odaily News The latest report from Bitfinex Alpha shows that the Bitcoin market is undergoing a structural change. Although the price of BTC fell below $100,000 due to Trump&#39;s tariff policy, institutional investors continued to increase their holdings, showing the resilience of the market. MicroStrategy increased its holdings of 10,107 Bitcoins with $1.1 billion, bringing its total holdings to 158,400, and submitted a financing application to the SEC to prepare for future increases; Japanese listed company Metaplanet completed $745 million in financing to expand its Bitcoin reserves to hedge against the risk of yen depreciation. In January 2025, BTC recorded a 10% increase, and the price has been consolidating in the 15% range for nearly 65 days.<br/> At the macro level, Bitcoin&#39;s correlation with traditional markets has increased, with the 30-day correlation with the S&amp;P 500 reaching 0.8, a 5-month high. The Federal Reserve maintained interest rates at 4.25%-4.50%, inflation remained above the 2% target, and core PCE remained at 2.8% year-on-year. At the same time, Tether is integrating its $140 billion USDT into the Bitcoin Lightning Network, improving network payment efficiency through Taproot Assets technology, and promoting Bitcoin&#39;s transformation from a value store to a payment network.<br/></p>