Lightspark
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Lightspark is a Bitcoin and Lightning Network infrastructure company founded in 2022 by David Marcus, the former President of PayPal and head of Meta's Libra/Diem project. Lightspark offers enterprise-grade Lightning Network infrastructure, a Universal Money Address (UMA) standard for cross-platform payments, and an API platform enabling businesses to integrate Lightning payments at scale. The company is backed by major investors including a16z crypto and is focused on making Bitcoin's Lightning Network accessible for global payments.
Details
- Ceo
- David Marcus
- Type
- Bitcoin Lightning Infrastructure
- Public
- No
- Sector
- bitcoin_infrastructure
- Ticker
- Private
- Bitcoin Only
- Yes
- Founded Year
- 2022
- Headquarters
- Los Angeles, California
- Business Type
- Lightning Network API / Enterprise Payments
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