With so many options available, it can be difficult to recommend a beginner-friendly and secure wallet.

Zebedee, a leading blockchain technology company, has debuted a new global payment service powered by Bitcoin's Lightning Network. The service is designed to provide a fast, secure, and efficient way for businesses and individuals to send and receive payments across borders, and could help to improve the overall functionality and usability of the cryptocurrency market.

Digital payment processor Zebedee has upgraded its platform to enable fast, secure, and low-cost cross-border payments between the US, UK, EU, Brazil, and the Philippines using Bitcoin’s Lightning Network. The Zebedee app, which allows users to earn and transfer bitcoin by playing games, browsing the web, and listening to podcasts, now connects directly to partners worldwide to facilitate multi-currency payments. The upgrade is a major step towards making bitcoin the main form of money for the modern age by making it intuitive and simple to use for the average person, according to Andre Neves, CTO and co-founder of Zebedee.

The El Salvador government has announced the launch of new university courses in Bitcoin (BTC) and Lightning Network development.

Coinbase-owned Xapo bank announced its integration with the Bitcoin (BTC) Lightning Network on March 2, becoming the first fully-licensed bank integrated with the Lightning Network.

Jack Dorsey’s digital payment company Block Inc. said it will be using its own Bitcoin reserves to provide liquidity to Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, a protocol meant to make transactions on the blockchain more efficient. 

According to statistics, the number of bitcoin bridged to the Avalanche blockchain saw a significant inflow on March 2, as more than 2,000 bitcoin were bridged on that day. Data further shows that as of Friday, March 3, a total of 8,504 bitcoin worth $190.9 million was bridged over to the Avalanche network.

Bitcoin has a frequently cited problem–scalability.

Xapo Bank, a licensed private bank and leading Bitcoin custodian, has announced a partnership with Lightspark to integrate with the Lightning Network.

Xapo has partnered with Lightspark to integrate the Lightning Network, according to an announcement sent to Bitcoin.com News. The company, founded in 2013, detailed that its clients can now pay for small purchases of up to $100 at any vendor that accepts Lightning Network payments. Additionally, Xapo is offering interest-bearing U.S. dollar bank accounts, with plans to soon offer the same for bitcoin. Xapo CEO Seamus Rocca believes that using the Lightning Network can help clients avoid long wait times and higher onchain fees.