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This interactive simulator helps you understand how payments are routed through a Lightning Network. Experiment with different network configurations and see how payments find their way from sender to receiver!

How to use:

  1. Choose the number of nodes and channel probability, then click "Regenerate Network".
  2. Select a sender node, receiver node, and payment amount.
  3. Click "Send Payment" to see the payment route through the network.

17 sats \ 7 replies \ @OT 26 Jun

I just had a play. Lots of failures.

I know its not real, but why is there such a high amount to send? (1m-200m sats)

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1M sats was a standard amount for opening channnels.... maybe now with the new ath things have chaged. not sure.

Forgot to share the code ref https://github.com/sorukumar/Tools

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10 sats \ 5 replies \ @OT 26 Jun

Fair.

But who sends 2 BTC over lightning?

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those that need privacy. Wumbo channels are a thing... ask @Wumbo

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One's channel can never be to big!

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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @OT 26 Jun

How many LN nodes are able to route 2 BTC?

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5 sats \ 0 replies \ @OT 26 Jun

It would likely be only the large nodes like Acinq, Kraken, Binance, LNbig, or WoS.