Odaily News Lightning Labs CEO and co-founder Elizabeth Stark said in an interview that Taproot Assets can help usher in a Bitcoin renaissance, make the Lightning Network a multi-asset network, and potentially cement Bitcoin as the currency of the Internet status. Stark said that since the Taproot Assets mainnet launch on Wednesday, more than 15,000 different assets have been minted on the protocol. (The Block) Yesterday’s news, Lightning Labs released the Taproot Assets protocol, allowing the issuance of stable coins and other assets on the Bitcoin network and Lightning Network.