BTC Inc. Adds Lightning Network to Its BTCPay Server Infrastructure Ahead of Bitcoin 2026

Nashville, TN, USA — April 22, 2026 — BTC Inc., a Nakamoto Inc. (NASDAQ: NAKA) company, today announced the addition of Lightning Network payments to its existing BTCPay Server infrastructure, ahead of Bitcoin 2026 (April 27–29, The Venetian, Las Vegas). The expansion brings Lightning to conference ticketing, onsite point-of-sale, and e-commerce, and marks the first time BTC Inc. has been able to deploy Lightning consistently across all of its revenue streams under a single, unified payment stack.

Bitcoin 2026 serves as the first live deployment of the expanded infrastructure.

One Stack, Many Business Models

BTC Inc. operates across a diverse set of revenue streams — live events, media, e-commerce, vendor settlements, and treasury operations, each with distinct payment requirements. Previous Lightning integrations, while promising, proved difficult to scale across this complexity. What worked for one use case often couldn’t be adapted to another, leaving the company without a practical path to consistent Lightning adoption.

BTCPay Server’s open-source, plugin-based architecture changed that. Already running as BTC Inc.’s core payment infrastructure for over a year, it provided the flexibility to address each use case on its own terms — without requiring a separate solution for each one.

Lightning Across the Full Commerce Stack

With the addition of Lightning, BTC Inc.’s BTCPay Server infrastructure now supports instant, low-fee Bitcoin payments across three channels:

• Conference ticketing — Buyers can now complete ticket purchases at tickets.b.tc via on-chain Bitcoin or Lightning, through an integration of BTCPay Server, TicketSocket, and Strike, which provides the Lightning layer.
• Onsite point-of-sale — Lightning is live at food and beverage locations, the official merchandise store, and the bookstore across The Venetian conference floor. Attendees paying in Bitcoin can skip the line.
• E-commerce — The Lightning upgrade extends to BTC Inc.’s online store, creating a consistent payment experience across in-person and digital channels.

Building on an Established Foundation

BTC Inc. first deployed BTCPay Server at Bitcoin Asia 2024 in Hong Kong and has expanded its use at every subsequent conference. The January 2026 case study with BTCPay Server documented the results: over 5,600 in-person Bitcoin transactions, more than $1 million in vendor and staff payouts via the VendorPay plugin, and a Guinness World Record at Bitcoin Conference 2025 Las Vegas — 4,187 Lightning and NFC Bolt Card transactions processed in eight hours.

The addition of Lightning to ticketing and e-commerce extends that same infrastructure into channels where it had not previously operated. This is a significant step toward further retail adoption and support of the circular economy that Bitcoin promotes.

About BTC Inc.

BTC Inc. is the world’s leading Bitcoin media enterprise, operating Bitcoin Magazine, The Bitcoin Conference, and Bitcoin for Corporations. Through its media, events, and educational platforms, BTC Inc. delivers trusted news, research, and experiences that advance Bitcoin adoption among individuals, institutions, and enterprises worldwide.

BTC Inc. is a subsidiary of Nakamoto Inc. (NASDAQ: NAKA), a publicly held Bitcoin company that owns and operates a global portfolio of Bitcoin-native enterprises.

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