News about Lightning

More / Bitcoin Reddit - 2 years ago

Is Lightning the only solution to low TPS?

I've heard that Bitcoin doesn't have anywhere near the TPS to replace fiat globally - is the lightning network a sufficient enough solution to achieve those goals and or are there other upgrades on the horizon to make that reality more practi...

More / Bitcoin Reddit - 2 years ago

Just Made My First Purchase With Lightning. Wow

I've been playing around with Lightning for a while now, using it to purchase Bitcoin and I guess I kinda already expected this, but wow. Super fast, super smooth. No wonder crypto bros are always shitting on Lightning. Tradfi better watch out as...

More / Bitcoin Reddit - 2 years ago

Lightning Node's

I really like the idea of a lightning node and of people running lightning nodes themselfs. But is it realistic that normal people are gonna run them. Because you need to have enough capacity, what means that you need to put the same amout of money i...

More / Bitcoin Reddit - 2 years ago

Incentives to run lightning channels?

Are there any incentives to run a lightening channel? Would the main incentive be for a coffee shop owner, for example, to have full control of when they can settle their transactions? Any input would be appreciated! submitted by /u/Do...

More / Bitcoin Reddit - 2 years ago

Running Lightning node

If I'm running a Bitcoin full node, do I have to do anything extra to run my own Lightning node? submitted by /u/rpmfjfosazsmkpudtq [link] [comments]

More / Bitcoin Reddit - 2 years ago

Never used lightning. Where to start?

I am interested in the whole lightning side of BTC. Is it to early for a "regular" person to get involved? I am not really a technical guy. The main reason is for extra privacy and avoid KYC in the future. Any advice is welcome and thank yo...