$1 million Bitcoin payment shatters Lightning Network records in half a second

A cryptocurrency trading company completed a $1 million payment using Bitcoin’s Lightning Network on Jan. 28, 2026, finishing the transaction in less than half a second and likely setting a record for the payment system. Secure Digital Markets, which handles trading and lending for institutional clients, sent the funds to Kraken exchange. The company said […] source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/lightning-network-payment-record/