Lightning Dev Kit

@lightningdevkit

The Lightning Dev Kit project is building tools and libraries that make it easy to integrate Lightning features in #Bitcoin wallets.

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Lightning Dev Kit
@lightningdevkit
May 12
1/ In case you missed the announcement from @benthecarman, we are releasing a production-grade Lightning node for servers. Everything that powers the likes of @CashApp, @Square, @moneydevkit, @lightspark, @lexeapp, and @getAlby is packaged as a daemon anyone can run.
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Lightning Dev Kit
@lightningdevkit
Aug 20
LDK Server is still in pre-release, but you can already manage a node with an AI agent. ldk-server-mcp exposes every node RPC as a tool over MCP — Claude Code, Codex CLI, Goose or any MCP client. Ask "which channels are low on outbound liquidity?" instead of doing the math ⬇️
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Lightning Dev Kit
@lightningdevkit
Aug 5
1/ New releases: LDK 0.1.12 and 0.2.5 are on crates.io with a handful of security fixes from our ongoing code review efforts. Release notes have the full rundown ⬇️
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Lightning Dev Kit
@lightningdevkit
Jun 26
1/ Receiving a Lightning payment has always meant being online at the right moment. That assumption breaks down on mobile, where your app often can't wake up to claim an incoming payment. Async payments fix this👇
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Lightning Dev Kit
@lightningdevkit
Jun 10
New on our blog: @lexeapp is running self-custodial Lightning nodes inside Intel SGX secure enclaves. The result? Always-on nodes that send & receive 24/7. How they pulled it off 👇
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