Amboss Technologies has unveiled RailsX, a platform for P2P trading built on the second-layer solution of the first cryptocurrency's blockchain, the Lightning Network (LN).
ANNOUNCING RailsX:
— AMBOSS ⚡ (@ambosstech) January 30, 2026
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 in self-custody. Lightning is now a DEX.
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This non-custodial platform offers access to peer-to-peer trading without KYC procedures and is positioned as the first decentralized exchange in the LN.
According to the announcement, RailsX combines the liquidity capabilities of the Magma platform with the automated analytical tool Graph ML and the 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 stated.
Co-founder and CEO Jesse Schrader noted that RailsX embodies the LN's mission to transform Bitcoin into “the internet's primary currency.” Additionally, the platform will allow stablecoins to become “viable competitors” for everyday payments through the protocol.
Ultimately, the technological advantage of LN is designed to give traders access to the global currency market, which has a daily volume of $9.5 trillion, using digital gold as a foundation, Schrader added.
“RailsX is not limited to microtransactions—we have streamlined liquidity addition for transactions worth billions of dollars, opening doors for stablecoin issuers, custodians, and high-net-worth individuals to become market makers in this new high-frequency economy,” he stated.
It is worth noting that in December, the capacity of LN hit historical highs amid the adoption of the solution by major exchanges and technical improvements.