BTC Inc. adds Lightning Network to its BTCPay Server infrastructure ahead of Bitcoin 2026

The company said the upgrade marks the first time it has been able to use Lightning consistently across all of its revenue streams through a single payment stack.

The first live deployment of the expanded infrastructure will take place at Bitcoin 2026, scheduled for April 27–29 at The Venetian in Las Vegas.

BTC Inc. operates across several business lines, including live events, media, e-commerce, vendor settlements, and treasury operations. According to the company, earlier Lightning integrations were difficult to scale across that complexity, as solutions built for one use case often did not work well for another.

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.

We’ve tried to make Lightning work for us before, and the honest answer is that it was never straightforward. The problem wasn’t Lightning itself, it was that we run a genuinely complex business. Events, ticketing, an online store, payroll, what worked for one never translated cleanly to another. BTCPay Server is the first infrastructure we’ve had that’s flexible enough to fit all of it. Extending Lightning to our conference ticketing was the last piece, and now it runs end-to-end across everything, Lightning stops being a side feature and starts being the foundation,

said Di Lewis, CFO, BTC Inc.

“BTCPay Server has been running our payments for over a year,” said Brandon Green, CEO, BTC Inc. “What we’ve built gives us the foundation to keep expanding, and Lightning is the next layer. Free and open-source software isn’t optional for Bitcoin companies, it’s foundational.”

“BTCPay Server’s guiding principle is self-sovereignty. It is not just a headline, but a reality embedded deep in its technical design. As a result, developers and users are free to extend and use BTCPay Server in ways even we did not foresee, without needing our permission. We are thrilled to see companies like BTC Inc. lead as a prime example of that in practice!” Nicolas Dorier, Founder, BTCPay Server.

With the latest upgrade, BTC Inc. said its infrastructure now supports instant, low-fee Bitcoin payments across three main 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.

BTC Inc. first deployed BTCPay Server at Bitcoin Asia 2024 in Hong Kong and has expanded its use at each conference since then.

According to a January 2026 case study with BTCPay Server, the infrastructure has already processed more than 5,600 in-person Bitcoin transactions, over $1 million in vendor and staff payouts through the VendorPay plugin, and 4,187 Lightning and NFC Bolt Card transactions in eight hours at Bitcoin Conference 2025 in Las Vegas.

The addition of Lightning to ticketing and e-commerce expands that infrastructure into channels where it had not previously been used, as BTC Inc. pushes for broader retail Bitcoin payments.

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.