Integration enables institutional bitcoin holders to deploy their bitcoin in Lightning Network infrastructure via an integration with Amboss Rails
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BitGo Bank and Trust, National Association (“BitGo Bank & Trust”), an OCC-regulated digital asset trust bank and subsidiary of BitGo Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BTGO) (“BitGo”), today announced Lightning Earn, a new offering enabling BitGo clients to deploy their bitcoin on the Lightning Network, powered by an integration with Amboss Technologies, a Lightning infrastructure company. The integration gives corporate bitcoin treasury companies and institutional allocators a secure path to participate in Lightning Network infrastructure and capture routing fees.
Deploy Your Bitcoin Through Lightning Network Infrastructure
Lightning Earn is designed to enable institutions to deploy bitcoin as liquidity on the Lightning Network. Through BitGo’s integration with Amboss’s Rails product, participants can earn bitcoin-denominated fees by routing payments across the network and by providing liquidity to new payment destinations.
With this integration, clients, including corporate bitcoin treasury companies and institutional allocators, can now participate in the Lightning Network protocol and put their bitcoin to work. BitGo's robust security controls, operational workflows, and governance infrastructure provide the institutional framework required to use BitGo’s integration with Rails with confidence.
BitGo Puts Its Own Bitcoin to Work
BitGo has also deployed bitcoin from its own treasury into Amboss Rails. The allocation is a direct expression of confidence in the product and in the broader opportunity for institutions to deploy their bitcoin in Lightning Network infrastructure.
"We believe rails gives our clients a credible way to deploy their bitcoin without compromising on custody or governance,” said Mike Belshe, CEO and Co-founder of BitGo. “We’ve allocated a portion of our own treasury to Rails, and we are excited to bring this capability to the institutions we serve."
Jesse Shrader, CEO of Amboss, said: "BitGo’s integration of Rails sends a clear signal that Lightning is fit for institutions. With the capital brought by BitGo and their clients, Bitcoin can serve instant payments at enterprise scale while capturing the benefits of Lightning’s proliferation."
About BitGo
BitGo (NYSE: BTGO) is the digital asset infrastructure company delivering custody, wallets, staking, trading, financing, stablecoins, and settlement services from regulated cold storage. Since 2013, BitGo has focused on accelerating the transition of the financial system to a digital asset economy. BitGo maintains a global presence and multiple regulated entities, including BitGo Bank & Trust, National Association, the first federally chartered digital asset trust bank owned by a publicly traded company. Today, BitGo serves thousands of institutions, including many of the industry's top brands, financial institutions, exchanges, and platforms, and millions of investors worldwide. For more information, visit www.bitgo.com.
About Amboss
Amboss builds intelligence and infrastructure for the bitcoin Lightning Network. Amboss products help operators, enterprises, and developers understand, manage, and scale Lightning through data, software, and services. Rails is an Amboss infrastructure product that enables participants to capture routing fees by routing payments and leasing liquidity on the Lightning Network. For more information, visit www.amboss.tech.
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