Morning Edition · Thursday, July 9, 2026
Polymarket Turns On Instant Bitcoin Deposits Over the Lightning Network
The prediction market added self-custodial Bitcoin funding through the Spark protocol, extending settlement above Bitcoin's base layer to a consumer application.
The prediction market Polymarket enabled instant, self-custodial Bitcoin deposits over the Lightning Network using the Spark protocol, according to Bitcoin Magazine. The feature lets users fund positions with Bitcoin that settles quickly an…
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