# lightning.engineering > AI-optimized mirror of lightning.engineering containing 50 pages totalling 30,545 words of clean markdown content, structured data, and semantic HTML. Original source: https://lightning.engineering/. Last updated: 2026-06-14T03:59:51.523Z. Each page is available as HTML (with JSON-LD structured data) and Markdown (text-only, ideal for LLMs and RAG). ## Homepage - [**Lightning Labs** building faster, cheaper, global **layer-two bitcoin**](/content/site-root.html): Building faster, cheaper, global layer-two bitcoin, Lightning Network updates, community coverage, and, of course, memes! Click to read The Lightning Lab, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers. (193 words) ## Articles & Blog Posts - [posts/2023-07-05-l402-langchain/index.html](/content/posts/2023-07-05-l402-langchain/index.html) (1 words) - [posts/2023-10-18-taproot-assets-v0-3.html](/content/posts/2023-10-18-taproot-assets-v0-3.html) (1 words) - [posts/2024-05-23-pathfinding-2/index.html](/content/posts/2024-05-23-pathfinding-2/index.html) (1 words) - [posts/2024-04-11-pathfinding-1/index.html](/content/posts/2024-04-11-pathfinding-1/index.html) (1 words) - [Announcing LND 0.18 beta: Smarter Sweeps, Inbound Fees, and Improved Scaling! 🧹 📥📈](/content/posts/2024-05-30-lnd-0-18-launch.html): We are excited to announce the release of LND 0.18 beta! This version is brimming with improvements spanning multiple functional areas. Some of the…, Lightning Network updates, community coverage, and, of course, memes! Click to read The Lightning Lab, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers. (1,878 words) - [Announcing LND 0.17 beta: Tapping into Taproot 🥕⚡](/content/posts/2023-10-03-lnd-0-17-launch.html): We're excited to announce the release of LND 0.17.0 beta! In this release, we've upgraded LND with Simple Taproot Channels, enabling improved privacy…, Lightning Network updates, community coverage, and, of course, memes! Click to read The Lightning Lab, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers. (1,287 words) - [SendMessage](/content/api-docs/api/taproot-assets/mailbox/send-message/index.html): Sends a single message to a receiver's mailbox. Requires a valid, unused (773 words) - [api-docs/api/taproot-assets/rest-endpoints/index.html](/content/api-docs/api/taproot-assets/rest-endpoints/index.html) (1 words) - [api-docs/index.html](/content/api-docs/index.html) (1 words) - [VerifyAssetOwnership](/content/api-docs/api/taproot-assets/asset-wallet/verify-asset-ownership/index.html): VerifyAssetOwnership verifies the asset ownership proof embedded in the (635 words) - [LND](/content/api-docs/api/lnd/index.html): Welcome to the API reference documentation for LND, the Lightning Network (584 words) - [RemoveMessage](/content/api-docs/api/taproot-assets/mailbox/remove-message/index.html): Removes one or more messages from the mailbox. The caller must prove (503 words) - [MailboxInfo](/content/api-docs/api/taproot-assets/mailbox/mailbox-info/index.html): Returns basic server information. (331 words) - [ReceiveMessages](/content/api-docs/api/taproot-assets/mailbox/receive-messages/index.html): Initiates a bidirectional stream to receive messages for a specific (955 words) - [REST Endpoints](/content/api-docs/api/pool/rest-endpoints/index.html): Here's a list of all the REST API endpoints available in Pool. (18 words) - [API Endpoints](/content/api-docs/category/taprootassets-service/index.html): Documentation for the TaprootAssets Service (279 words) - [Loop](/content/api-docs/api/loop/index.html): Welcome to the API reference documentation for Lightning Loop. (502 words) - [**Lightning Pool**](/content/pool/index.html): Building faster, cheaper, global layer-two bitcoin, Lightning Network updates, community coverage, and, of course, memes! Click to read The Lightning Lab, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers. (183 words) - [Lightning Terminal (LiT)](/content/api-docs/api/lit/index.html): Welcome to the API reference documentation for Lightning Terminal (LiT). (437 words) - [Pool](/content/api-docs/api/pool/index.html): Welcome to the API reference documentation for Lightning Pool. (525 words) - [API Documentation](/content/api-docs/category/universe-service/index.html): Documentation for the Universe Service (274 words) - [API Documentation](/content/api-docs/category/assetwallet-service/index.html): Documentation for the AssetWallet Service (149 words) - [Faraday](/content/api-docs/api/faraday/index.html): Welcome to the API reference documentation for Faraday. (439 words) - [📄️ AddAssetBuyOffer](/content/api-docs/category/rfq-service/index.html): Documentation for the Rfq Service (90 words) - [TapDev Service | Lightning Labs API Reference](/content/api-docs/category/tapdev-service/index.html): Documentation for the TapDev Service (30 words) - [📄️QueryAssetRates](/content/api-docs/category/priceoracle-service/index.html): Documentation for the PriceOracle Service (16 words) - [📄️AddInvoice](/content/api-docs/category/taprootassetchannels-service/index.html): Documentation for the TaprootAssetChannels Service (56 words) - [📄️ QueryAssetRates](/content/api-docs/category/portfoliopilot-service/index.html): Documentation for the PortfolioPilot Service (34 words) - [API Reference](/content/api-docs/category/mint-service/index.html): Documentation for the Mint Service (65 words) - [API Reference | Lightning Labs API Reference](/content/api-docs/category/api-reference/index.html): Documentation for the Lightning APIs (20 words) - [Taproot Assets on Lightning: The Global Financial Interoperability Layer ⚡💱](/content/posts/2024-07-23-taproot-assets-ln/index.html): Today we're excited to announce the release of Taproot Assets on Lightning, the first multi-asset Lightning protocol on mainnet. With this release…, Lightning Network updates, community coverage, and, of course, memes! Click to read The Lightning Lab, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers. (2,373 words) - [The easiest way to manage inbound and outbound liquidity on the Lightning Network. Keep your channels open and the funds flowing.](/content/loop/index.html): Building faster, cheaper, global layer-two bitcoin, Lightning Network updates, community coverage, and, of course, memes! Click to read The Lightning Lab, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers. (420 words) - [Announcing Taproot Assets v0.6: Bitcoin’s Decentralized FX Network Has Arrived ⚡💱🛬](/content/posts/2025-6-24-tapd-v0-6-launch.html): Today we're excited to announce our latest release of Taproot Assets v0.6! Taproot Assets is the first multi-asset Lightning protocol on mainnet…, Lightning Network updates, community coverage, and, of course, memes! Click to read The Lightning Lab, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers. (1,408 words) - [How MuSig2 Is Powering Lightning Liquidity with Loop 🔑🔁](/content/posts/2025-02-13-loop-musig2/index.html): In this post, we'll explain how we used MuSig2, a protocol for aggregating public keys for the Schnorr digital signature algorithm, to enhance…, Lightning Network updates, community coverage, and, of course, memes! Click to read The Lightning Lab, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers. (1,692 words) - [Announcing LND v0.19.0-beta: Lightning Node Usability Go Up ⚡📈](/content/posts/2025-6-3-lnd-0-19-launch.html): We are excited to announce the release of LND v0.19.0 beta! This new release focuses on making LND more secure, scalable, and reliable for powering…, Lightning Network updates, community coverage, and, of course, memes! Click to read The Lightning Lab, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers. (1,556 words) - [Announcing LND 0.18 beta: Smarter Sweeps, Inbound Fees, and Improved Scaling! 🧹 📥📈](/content/blog/2/index.html): Building faster, cheaper, global layer-two bitcoin, Lightning Network updates, community coverage, and, of course, memes! Click to read The Lightning Lab, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers. (933 words) - [A New Era for Stablecoins: Tether Is Coming to Bitcoin and Lightning ⚡💸](/content/posts/2025-01-30-tether-on-lightning/index.html): Today we are excited to announce that Tether is bringing USDT to bitcoin, with both on-chain transactions and Lightning Network support. This…, Lightning Network updates, community coverage, and, of course, memes! Click to read The Lightning Lab, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers. (885 words) - [Mailbox Service API](/content/api-docs/category/mailbox-service/index.html): Documentation for the Mailbox Service (42 words) - [Taproot Assets Protocol](/content/api-docs/api/taproot-assets/index.html): Welcome to the API reference documentation for Taproot Assets Daemon. (450 words) - [Announcing LND v0.20-beta: The Lightning Fast Lane for a Booming Network 🛣️ 💥](/content/posts/2025-12-03-lnd-0-20-launch.html): We are excited to announce the latest release of LND, v0.20! This release is focused on making LND faster, more reliable, and more intuitive, paving…, Lightning Network updates, community coverage, and, of course, memes! Click to read The Lightning Lab, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers. (1,469 words) - [The Future Is Now: Why L402 Is the Internet-Native Payments Protocol for Agents ⚡🤖](/content/posts/2026-03-11-l402-for-agents/index.html): Agents can read documentation (Hi agents! 👋), write code, orchestrate multi-step workflows, and call APIs across the web. They cannot, by and large…, Lightning Network updates, community coverage, and, of course, memes! Click to read The Lightning Lab, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers. (1,968 words) - [The next generation **Lightning-based** financial infrastructure](/content/products/index.html): Building faster, cheaper, global layer-two bitcoin, Lightning Network updates, community coverage, and, of course, memes! Click to read The Lightning Lab, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers. (189 words) - [Join us](/content/join-us/index.html): Building faster, cheaper, global layer-two bitcoin, Lightning Network updates, community coverage, and, of course, memes! Click to read The Lightning Lab, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers. (898 words) - [Our Team](/content/team/index.html): Building faster, cheaper, global layer-two bitcoin, Lightning Network updates, community coverage, and, of course, memes! Click to read The Lightning Lab, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers. (141 words) - [slack-html.html](/content/slack-html.html) (1 words) - [Announcing Taproot Assets v0.7: The Set-and-Forget Asset Layer for Lightning ✅](/content/posts/2025-12-16-tapd-0-7-launch.html): We're excited to announce the release of Taproot Assets v0.7! Taproot Assets is the first multi-asset Lightning protocol on mainnet, where assets like, Lightning Network updates, community coverage, and, of course, memes! Click to read The Lightning Lab, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers. (1,139 words) - [Announcing LND v0.21-beta: Grown Up, Sped Up, Locked Down 🌱🔒](/content/posts/2026-06-11-lnd-0-21-launch.html): We're excited to announce the release of LND v0.21! Fittingly, our latest release lands on a number that bitcoiners know well, a nod to the 21 million, Lightning Network updates, community coverage, and, of course, memes! Click to read The Lightning Lab, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers. (1,752 words) - [The Agents Are Here and They Want to Transact: Powering the AI Economy with Lightning](/content/posts/2026-02-11-ln-agent-tools/index.html): For Agents 🤖 For Humans 👋 Today, we're open sourcing a new set of tools that give AI agents the skills to operate natively on the Lightning Network…, Lightning Network updates, community coverage, and, of course, memes! Click to read The Lightning Lab, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers. (2,021 words) - [Announcing LND v0.21-beta: Grown Up, Sped Up, Locked Down 🌱🔒](/content/blog/index.html): Building faster, cheaper, global layer-two bitcoin, Lightning Network updates, community coverage, and, of course, memes! Click to read The Lightning Lab, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers. (946 words) ## Resources - [Full Page Index](/index.html): Browse all cached pages with rich metadata - [About This Cache](/content/about.html): Methodology, technical details, and usage guidelines - [XML Sitemap](/sitemap.xml): Machine-readable sitemap for crawler discovery - [Robots.txt](/robots.txt): Crawler directives