ACINQ

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ACINQ is a French Bitcoin infrastructure company and the developer of Eclair, one of the three major Lightning Network implementations. Founded in 2014, ACINQ builds Phoenix Wallet (a non-custodial Lightning wallet) and operates the ACINQ Lightning node, one of the most well-connected nodes on the Lightning Network.

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Ceo: Fabrice Drouin
Public: No
Sector: bitcoin_infrastructure
Known For: Eclair Lightning implementation, Phoenix Wallet, Lightning Network node operations
Bitcoin Only: Yes
Company Type: Lightning Network Infrastructure
Founded Year: 2014
Headquarters: Paris, France
Bitcoin Strategy: Lightning Network infrastructure developer. Builds Eclair (Lightning implementation), co-authors BOLT specifications, and operates the Phoenix and Breez mobile Lightning wallets. Core contributor to the Lightning Network protocol.
Bitcoin Holdings Note: Private company — no public disclosure. Operates Eclair node software and Phoenix wallet.

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