TREE NEWS update: Block has merged a Bitcoin Lightning payment specification into the repository for x402, the company’s open payment standard. The Lightning specification is now part of the x402 codebase, while a Python implementation of the addition still awaits review and testing on real nodes. No timeline was given for when that implementation might be finalized.
Block Adds Bitcoin Lightning to x402 Payment Standard
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The merge signals that x402 is being positioned as a multi-rail standard rather than a single-chain one, with Lightning treated as a first-class settlement path alongside whatever else the repository supports. That matters most for developers building on x402 who now have a documented spec to work against, though the practical gap between a merged specification and a reviewed, node-tested implementation is where real adoption lives. Whether the Python implementation clears review and gets exercised on live nodes is the open question.
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