Below you'll see two wallets,
one belongs to a viewer - and one to a content creator.
Money is moving in real time from the viewer to the creator
and the creator is being paid for every second watched almost instantly.
This is running on the Lightning Network.
Lightning is a payment protocol built on Bitcoin.
The original, most decentralized, secure Blockchain.
Lightning will be the protocol for payments on the internet,
enabling money to move just like bits and do today.
Imagine a world where you can pay for individual articles,
music tracks, wi-fi access by the minute with no exorbitant fees.
Developers can explore new monetization models for ideas and content.
People and businesses can send payments globally instantly
with predictable low fees, companies and applications
can build and scale on this infrastructure
to create new services for the world of tomorrow.
It's simple and easy for developers and businesses
to set up an account in minutes.
Introducing open payments at the speed of light.