News about Lightning

More / Bitcoin Reddit - 1 year ago

The Lightning Network won’t work..

The Lightning Network won't work.. it’s experimental.. Remember when people said that? Obviously not true now.. It is of good to be aware that LN has its own challenges and limitations, and true, it does phase some difficulties on openning...

More / Bitcoin Reddit - 1 year ago

The lightning network is growing parabolic

The lightning network is growing in a parabolic fashion. In a very methodically written report, River shines once again by sharing a the status of the Lightning Network according to many big nodes in the space. Despite what the common naysayer...

More / Bitcoin Reddit - 1 year ago

Sats locked in Core Lightning on Umbrel

I set up a fresh Umbrel on my Raspberry 4 with "Bitcoin Node", "Core Lightning" and "Ride the Lightning" to learn and get some experience with Lightning. I was able to send some sats (onchain) from my wallet to the...

More / Bitcoin Reddit - 1 year ago

A review of self-custodial Lightning wallets

A lightning wallet is the primary interface that regular users have with the Lightning Network. It is one of the most vital components of the ecosystem. Since the network’s inception, wallets have come a long, long way in terms of usability. Th...