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Mr. Spector has served as Vice President of Finance since June 23, 2025, during which time he has led key initiatives to strengthen financial controls, reporting rigor, and operational discipline as ...

Lightning Labs releases toolkit enabling AI agents to conduct autonomous bitcoin transactions through Lightning Network using L402.

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The global financial system is being pushed to operate on a 24/7 schedule, but in order to make this shift, the underlying technology will have to undergo a serious upgrade.

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