Bisq v2.1.0: Support Lightning Network as Additional Bitcoin Settlement Method
Bisq 2 is set to be the successor to Bisq v1 and will support multiple trade protocols, multiple privacy networks and multiple identities.
- The latest Bisq 2 release, v2.1.0, brings support for the Lightning Network as an additional Bitcoin settlement method, a QR code scanner, upgraded chats, improved Tor startup, and more.
"If you've been waiting to try Bisq 2 and its new Bisq Easy trade protocol, v2.1 is a great time to do so. With plenty of offers and liquidity across major markets, we hope Bisq Easy will become the place you send your friends and family to start stacking sats the right way," said the project.
- Learn more about Bisq 2 here.
ATTENTION: The Bisq 2 application has been renamed from Bisq 2 (with a space) to Bisq2. When you install the new version the old Bisq 2 application remains in place and should be manually deleted or uninstalled to avoid to be used accidentally which would cause database corruption.
What's new
- Support of Lightning network as an additional bitcoin settlement method.
- QR code scanner is included to ease input of addresses and LN invoices.
- Chats have been upgraded with new additions, such as reactions.
- Use real user activity as "liveness" state indicator to see if your peer is online.
- Use user's selected language for trade log messages.
- Improvement of Tor startup.
- Whonix support.
- Fixed all the known issues related to notifications.
