通过LightSpark集成了比特币的闪电网络，以实现即时加密付款

Revolut与LightSpark合作，将比特币的闪电网络整合到英国用户的支付基础设施中，并选择欧洲经济区国家。

British neobank Revolut has integrated Bitcoin's Lightning Network into its payments infrastructure in partnership with Lightspark, aiming to offer users in the UK and select European Economic Area countries instant and low-cost crypto transactions.

英国Neobank Revolut与LightSpark合作将比特币的闪电网络纳入了其支付基础设施，旨在为英国提供用户，并选择欧洲经济区国家即时和低成本的加密货币交易。

The integration, announced by the fintech company on Tuesday, will reportedly allow for faster and cheaper digital payments with lower network costs and transaction times.

金融科技公司周二宣布的集成据报道，据报道将允许更快，更便宜的数字付款，而网络成本和交易时间较低。

The move taps into what Lightspark describes as the “open Money Grid,” a technology that connects various financial institutions and payment networks to process transactions more efficiently.

此举攻入了LightSpark所说的“开放货币网格”，该技术将各种金融机构和支付网络连接起来，以更有效地处理交易。

Emil Urmanshin, GM of Crypto at Revolut, noted that the integration aligns with the bank's broader goal of providing faster and more affordable financial services.

Revolut的加密货币总经理Emil Urmanshin指出，该集成与银行提供更快，更实惠的金融服务的更广泛目标相吻合。

The news comes shortly after Revolut unveiled its mobile crypto exchange app, Revolut X, for users in the U.K. and European Economic Area, enabling trading of over 400 crypto pairs and 220 tokens.

该消息发布后不久，Revolut推出了英国和欧洲经济区用户的移动加密交易所Revolut X，可实现超过400个加密货币对和220个令牌的交易。

The mobile rollout followed its earlier desktop launch and expanded the platform's reach after announcing plans for European growth in November 2024.

移动推出之后，此前台式机推出并在2024年11月宣布欧洲增长计划后扩大了该平台的范围。

Lightning Network

闪电网络

The Lightning Network, Bitcoin's Layer 2 protocol, is known for allowing scalable, real-time transactions and is increasingly being adopted by fintech platforms looking to expand their crypto payment capabilities.

Lightning网络是比特币的第2层协议，以允许可扩展的实时交易而闻名，并越来越多地被寻求扩展其加密付款能力的金融科技平台采用。

Lightspark's technology also supports Universal Money Address, which links email-like identifiers to wallet addresses, simplifying crypto payments for users.

LightSpark的技术还支​​持通用货币地址，该地址将类似电子邮件的标识符与钱包地址联系起来，从而简化了用户的加密付款。

"Together, we're weaving a Money Grid that's better, faster, and stronger," said Lightspark CEO David Marcus.

Lightspark首席执行官David Marcus说：“一起，我们编织了一个更好，更快，更强大的钱网格。”

"We're still in the early stages of a new Web3 era, and it's exciting to see institutions like Revolut leading the way with a vision for the future of money."

“我们仍处于新的Web3时代的早期阶段，令人兴奋的是，像Revolut这样的机构以对货币的未来构想的愿景带领途径。”

He added: "Imagine banking in the 1990s with dial-up compared to the 5G world we live in today. That's the difference between traditional bank systems and what we're building at Lightspark with the Money Grid and institutions like Revolut."

他补充说：“想象一下，与我们今天所生活的5G世界相比，1990年代的银行业务与拨号相比。这就是传统银行系统与我们在Lightspark建立的货币网格和诸如Revolut这样的机构的区别。”

Revolut joins a growing list of global fintechs turning to Lightning to improve user experience and efficiency. The integration highlights an ongoing shift toward real-time, borderless financial transactions—without the slow settlement times and high costs typically associated with blockchain payments.

Revolut加入了越来越多的全球金融科技列表，以提高用户体验和效率。该集成突出了持续向实时无边界财务交易的转变 - 没有缓慢的和解时间和通常与区块链支付相关的高成本。