Amboss Technologies has introduced RailsX, a platform for P2P trading built on the second-layer solution for the first cryptocurrency’s blockchain, the Lightning Network (LN).
ANNOUNCING RailsX:
The most powerful tool for financial access, advancing Bitcoin’s core principles of sovereignty and decentralization.RailsX empowers peer-to-peer (P2P) trading with Lightning, enabling KYC-free, trading P2P in self-custody. Lightning is a now a DEX.
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— AMBOSS ⚡ (@ambosstech) January 30, 2026
This non-custodial platform offers access to peer-to-peer trading without KYC procedures and is positioned as the first decentralized exchange within the LN.
According to the announcement, RailsX combines the liquidity platform Magma and the automated analytical tool Graph ML with Taproot Assets technology.
“Payments through Lightning enable seamless atomic swaps between BTC and Taproot assets without compromising self-custody or requiring a centralized exchange,” Amboss noted.
Co-founder and CEO Jesse Schrader stated that RailsX embodies LN’s mission to transform Bitcoin into the “primary currency of the internet.” Additionally, the platform will allow stablecoins to become “viable competitors” for everyday payments via the protocol.
Ultimately, LN’s technological advantage is intended to provide traders with access to the global currency market, with a daily volume of $9.5 trillion, using digital gold as a foundation, Schrader added.
“RailsX is not limited to microtransactions — we have simplified the addition of liquidity for billion-dollar operations, opening doors for stablecoin issuers, custodians, and wealthy individuals to become market makers in this new high-frequency economy,” he stated.
Back in December, LN’s capacity reached new all-time highs amid the adoption of the solution by major exchanges and technical improvements.
