What is the Lightning Network, and how does it work? The Lightning Network is Bitcoin’s most successful second-layer solution, a protocol built to handle rapid, ultra-low-cost transactions without ...

Lightning has been on an explosive growth tear lately in terms of more liquidity coming to the network. Since the start of 2021, the network has grown from 33,000 or so channels to more than 65,000.

Lightning routing node operators are preparing for the horde of new users that will come in bitcoin's next bull run. Updated Sep 14, 2021, 10:27 a.m. Published Nov 5, 2020, 2:23 p.m. With the price of ...