This would allow for a version of the Lightning Network that offers an improved user experience. Bitfury has tested a Lightning Network upgrade on the current bitcoin protocol , ahead of the eagerly awaited single witness ( segwit ) activation – set to be be live within a month . In two demonstrations carried out on the main network , Bitfury carried out a hop from one Lightning node to the next , before conducting a single - hop transaction , suggesting it will deploy its Lightning network whether segwit happens or not . However , Valery Vavilov , the CEO of Bitfury , said the company is " fully committed to segwit ’s implementation " .
Bitfury has tested a Lightning Network upgrade on the current bitcoin protocol , ahead of the eagerly awaited single witness ( segwit ) activation – set to be be live within a month . In two demonstrations carried out on the main network , Bitfury carried out a hop from one Lightning node to the next , before conducting a single - hop transaction , suggesting it will deploy its Lightning network whether segwit happens or not . However , Valery Vavilov , the CEO of Bitfury , said the company is " fully committed to segwit ’s implementation " .