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Etonec and Mina Foundation will roll out a new zero-knowledge (ZK) proof-powered regulatory compliance tool for the decentralized finance (DeFi) and Web3 space. It will address gaps within the privacy and compliance space by providing know-your-customer (KYC) and anti-money-laundering (AML) services on the Lumina DEX when it goes live later this year. The prototype is powered by zkApps, which enables private and compliant transactions. https://www.etonec.com/post/etonec-partners-with-mina-to-address-trade-offs-between-privacy-compliance-and-decentralization

etonec has published a Bitcoin Lightning network explainer. Although Bitcoin enables global transactions without intermediaries, settling all payments via the Bitcoin blockchain has limitations. Lightning can significantly increase payment throughput. Also the possibility to send other assets, such as stablecoins, via the Lightning network, might positively impact its development.

In the last part of its series on the Lightning Network, etonec takes a look at the status quo of the network in charts, statistics, and visualizations using publicly available data. What started as an interconnection of a few nodes has evolved from a small network to a global network for value exchange. An increasing number of Lightning Nodes are being put into operation, which are better connected with one-another every day through payment channels. Away from hobbyists and early adopters, the first companies are latching onto the network - whether from the user side or the infrastructure side.

"The Lightning Network is the next evolutionary step of Bitcoin. Bitcoin enables global transactions without intermediaries, but settling all payments via the Bitcoin Blockchain has limitations. Lightning can significantly increase payment throughput, which is necessary for Bitcoin to be widely used as a payment system. With Lightning, small payments can be made at a fraction of the cost, laying the foundation for an entire micropayment economy. We will discuss how exactly the Lightning Network works in detail in the second part of our article series."

"The preceding articles in this series cover the basics of the Lightning Network and industrial use cases of Bitcoin Lightning. In this article, we focus on retail use cases for the end user. We will present use cases around payments in retail, hospitality, e-commerce, as well as donations, cross-border payments, streaming payments, and financial inclusion."