{"id":1542,"date":"2020-04-07T12:40:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T19:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.opennode.com\/blog\/?p=1542"},"modified":"2022-08-09T10:55:59","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T17:55:59","slug":"bitcoin-exchanges-using-the-lightning-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.opennode.com\/blog\/bitcoin-exchanges-using-the-lightning-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Exchanges using the Lightning Network"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>\n<p>The growth of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opennode.com\/blog\/glossary\/lightning-network\/\">Lightning Network<\/a> is now contributing liquidity to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opennode.com\/blog\/glossary\/bitcoin\/\">Bitcoin<\/a> markets around the world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the adoption of the second layer Bitcoin protocol continues to increase, we\u2019re seeing the adoption of the Lightning Network by Bitcoin exchanges as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lightning Network users enjoy the benefits of sending Bitcoin instantly, smaller transactions, and with smaller fees. Since these transactions are instant, a user can deposit and withdraw Bitcoin instantly from an exchange. Below we highlight some of the world\u2019s most trusted exchanges currently using the Lightning Network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bitfinex<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"824\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.opennode.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/LNBitfinex.jpeg\" alt=\"Bitfinex Bitcoin exchange logo\" class=\"wp-image-1764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.opennode.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/LNBitfinex.jpeg 824w, https:\/\/blog.opennode.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/LNBitfinex-300x108.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.opennode.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/LNBitfinex-768x278.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 824px) 100vw, 824px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Founded in 2012, <a href=\"https:\/\/Bitfinex.com\">Bitfinex<\/a> is a Bitcoin exchange based in Hong Kong that added support for the Lightning Network in 2019. By adding support for LN on their platform, they were able to provide instant transactions for deposits and withdrawals in Bitcoin for their over 1 million users. Bitfinex recently even increased their LN payment size from 0.04 BTC to 0.5 BTC. As one of the top Bitcoin exchanges in the world today, they are setting the standard for other Bitcoin exchanges to follow in their support of the Lightning Network.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">River Financial<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/www.opennode.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/riverfinancial-1024x256.jpeg\" alt=\"River Financial Bitcoin exchange logo\" class=\"wp-image-1765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.opennode.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/riverfinancial-1024x256.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.opennode.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/riverfinancial-300x75.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.opennode.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/riverfinancial-768x192.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.opennode.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/riverfinancial-1536x384.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.opennode.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/riverfinancial-2048x512.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Founded in 2019, <a href=\"https:\/\/river.com\/\">River Financial<\/a> is another Bitcoin exchange that uses LN but has had support since its inception. Even as one of the newest Bitcoin exchanges in the space, they\u2019ve garnered recognition for focusing on providing a Bitcoin exchange platform with a simple user experience powered by the Lightning Network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Buda&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.opennode.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Buda-1024x538.png\" alt=\"Image of Buda Bitcoin Exchange logo\n\" class=\"wp-image-1982\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.opennode.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Buda-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.opennode.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Buda-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.opennode.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Buda-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.opennode.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Buda.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Founded in 2015, <a href=\"https:\/\/buda.com\">Buda<\/a> is a Bitcoin exchange based in Santiago de Chile that operates in Peru, Chile, Colombia, and Argentina. The team at Buda is convinced that Bitcoin is the catalyst for an economic revolution and wish to put it in the hands of those who are on the fringe of the digital economy. With such a strong passion for making this change to the world through innovation, it should come as no surprise that Buda has Lightning Network support on their platform. The Lightning Network is set to change the future of micropayments and Buda is excited to be a leader in that change.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>As the number of Bitcoin exchanges continues to increase, we\u2019re going to see massive growth in the overall adoption of the Lightning Network as well. Bitcoin exchanges are already processing extremely high volumes of Bitcoin transactions, and LN integration is a good sign of trust in the Lightning Network.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s no doubt that we will see other Bitcoin exchanges and businesses follow suit in adding support for LN. As a Lightning Network service provider, <a href=\"https:\/\/opennode.com\">OpenNode<\/a> can offer any business the payment infrastructure to accept Bitcoin with this exciting second layer solution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>The growth of the Lightning Network is now contributing liquidity to Bitcoin markets around the world.&nbsp; As the adoption of the second layer Bitcoin protocol continues to increase, we\u2019re seeing the adoption of the Lightning Network by Bitcoin exchanges as well. Lightning Network users enjoy the benefits of sending Bitcoin instantly, smaller transactions, and with  &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":1979,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[95,86],"class_list":["post-1542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","tag-exchange","tag-lightning-network"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Bitcoin Exchanges using the Lightning Network - OpenNode Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"With the advancement of the Bitcoin Lightning Network, Bitcoin exchanges are using the Lightning Network to scale Bitcoin transactions on their platforms.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.opennode.com\/blog\/bitcoin-exchanges-using-the-lightning-network\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bitcoin Exchanges using the Lightning Network - 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