13 May IOV Labs Ushers in Bitcoin-Based Mobile DeFi
IOV Labs, a startup that constructs financial solutions based on Bitcoin’s blockchain, has introduced another layer of scaling.
“IOV Labs announced the launch of its Light Client for the Lumino Payments Network, a third-layer Bitcoin scaling solution,” said a statement provided to Cointelegraph, which added:
Lumino Payments Network enables off-chain payment capabilities for any current or future ERC20-compliant token deployed on the RSK and RIF blockchain networks.”
Bitcoin-based decentralized finance
Ethereum made a name for itself as a smart contract-enabled network primed for project building. Thanks to a sidechain solution called Rootstock (RSK), however, projects can work with smart contracts on Bitcoin’s network. RSK also touts a second layer element called RIF. IOV Labs oversees RSK and RIV.
As of the recent launch, programmers using the Lumino Light Client do not need to operate a complete blockchain node when building blockchain-based solutions, the statement explained….