Block: #906609 - July 2025

The Monthly Thunderbolt Dispatch on Bitcoin layers two innovations, aggregating the Best posts about the ~Lightning Network and others Bitcoin L2 solution- Exclusively on Stacker.News

It's that time of the month, time to catch up with the latest features and trends that are shaping the future of Bitcoin—the very first and most commented insights from around SN cypherspace. Every issue arrives with expert analysis, in-depth interview, and breaking news of the most significant advancements in the Bitcoin layer two solutions.

Now let's focus on the top five items for each category, an electrifying selection that hope you'll be able to read before next edition.

Happy Zapping!

Top ~Lightning postsTop ~Lightning posts

Most zapranked posts this month:

1. What the heck is Spark? by @Scoresby
   12.3k sats \ 40 comments \ 2 Jul

2. SuperTestnet Monero vs Lightning debate @ Friday the 18th at 1800 UTC by @Scoresby
   935 sats \ 23 comments \ 16 Jul

3. How to accept Lightning payments with LNBits and Cloudflare tunnels by @tombennet
   1684 sats \ 4 comments \ 21 Jun

4. How many "lightning apps" still exist in 2025? by @patrick1
   1547 sats \ 22 comments \ 1 Jul

5. Reimagining Onion Messages as an Overlay Layer by @k00b
   1634 sats \ 3 comments \ 28 Jun

Top posts by commentsTop posts by comments

Excluding the ones already mentioned above, you can see them all here (excluding those already listed above):

1. Blitz Wallet Web: A self-custodial Bitcoin Lightning wallet powered by Spark by @Gian
   1552 sats \ 27 comments \ 26 Jun

2. List of Bitcoin Swap providers in 2025 - Lightning ←→ Onchain (and more) by @supratic
   646 sats \ 26 comments \ 18 Jul

3. carbon credit and bitcoin lightning by @cy
   323 sats \ 22 comments \ 10 Jul

4. Lnfi Network by @south_korea_ln
   839 sats \ 21 comments \ 28 Jun

5. Maximum Sats you will hold in an LN custodial wallet? by @Coinsreporter
   205 sats \ 16 comments \ 17 Jul

Top ~Lightning BoostsTop ~Lightning Boosts

Check them all here.

1. ZapTracker - NWC Grant participant by @Doktor
   613 sats \ 10k boost \ 11 comments \ 4 Jul

Don't miss...Don't miss...

What better time to release than during bitcoin ATH 😉🚀 Alby Hub v1.18 is here by @Alby

Zap Aggregator Dashboard - Nostr Lightning Analytics by @supratic

List of channel sellers & Lightning Service Providers (LSP) by @supratic

ZeusLN/zeus · Release v0.11.2 by @0xbitcoiner

Best Apps to trade KYC-free Bitcoin P2P in 2025 by @supratic

zap.best - Lightning e-SIM Marketplace by @esim

The Rack - Manually stretch your lightning network payments by @supratic

BOLT12 Onion Messages vs. CLINK Nostr Offers by @justin_shocknet

liquiditystr LSP hacked by @klk

Super Testnet reviews paper analyzing lightning privacy attacks by @Scoresby

Top Lightning posts outside ~LightningTop Lightning posts outside ~Lightning

This month best posts about the Lightning Network outside ~Lightning territory:

1. AI purchasing eSIMs using Lightning by @ff65d4926e
   1150 sats \ 18 comments \ 4 Jul on ~bitcoin

2. Build a Lightning Wallet in 20 Minutes by @bitcoinplebdev
   601 sats \ 5 comments \ 30 Jun on ~devs

3. The world needs bitcoin, not lightning by @crenshaw
   285 sats \ 39 comments \ 24 Jun on ~bitcoin

4. Automated Coinos Withdrawals to Your Lightning Node by @klk
   242 sats \ 7 comments \ 11 Jul on ~bitcoin

5. Poorman's Coinjoin Using Non-Custodial Lightning Swaps (No Node Required) by @klk
   1666 sats \ 27 comments \ 29 Jun on ~bitcoin

Thank you to all ⚡️contributorsThank you to all ⚡️contributors

Top 10 by postsTop 10 by posts

Zap split distributed accordingly

• @supratic: 20
• @0xbitcoiner: 9
• @Scoresby: 6
• @k00b: 6
• @klk: 4
• @BallLightning: 2
• @_ds: 2
• @Gian: 2
• @isolabellart: 2
• @jakoyoh629: 2

Top 10 conversation kickersTop 10 conversation kickers

By number of comments

• @supratic: 33
• @Scoresby: 24
• @justin_shocknet: 20
• @BlokchainB: 18
• @DarthCoin: 17
• @ek: 14
• @ot: 14
• @0xbitcoiner: 12
• @optimism: 11
• @d680ecaa8e: 10

Forever top ~Lightning postsForever top ~Lightning posts

La crème de la crème... check them all here. Nothing has changed this month!

1. 👨‍🚀 We're releasing 𝗔𝗟𝗕𝗬 𝗚𝗢 - the easiest lightning mobile wallet by @Alby
   29.2k sats \ 41 comments \ @Alby 25 Sep 2024 on ~lightning

2. Building Self Custody Lightning in 2025 by @k00b
   2303 sats \ 8 comments \ 22 Jan on ~lightning

3. Lightning Wallets: Self-Custody Despite Poor Network - Apps Tested in Zimbabwe by @anita
   72.8k sats \ 39 comments \ 28 Jan 2024 lightning on ~lightning

4. How to Attach Your self-hosted LNbits wallet to SEND/RECEIVE sats to/from SN by @supratic
   1765 sats \ 18 comments \ 23 Sep 2024 on ~lightning

5. A Way to Use Stacker News to improve your Zap Receiving by @bzzzt
   1652 sats \ 22 comments \ 15 Jul 2024 on ~lightning

Forever top Lightning posts outside ~LightningForever top Lightning posts outside ~Lightning

Nothing changed since block #902184

1. Rethinking Lightning by @benthecarman
   51.7k sats \ 142 comments \ 6 Jan 2024 on ~bitcoin

2. Lightning Everywhere by @TonyGiorgio
   12k sats \ 27 comments \ 24 Jul 2023 on ~bitcoin

3. Lightning is dead, long live the Lightning! by @supertestnet and zaps forwarded to @anita (50%) @k00b (50%)
   6321 sats \ 28 comments \ @tolot 27 Oct 2023 on ~bitcoin

4. Bisq2 adds lightning by @supertestnet
   3019 sats \ 47 comments \ 19 Aug 2024 on ~bitcoin

5. Lightning Prediction Market MVP - delphi.market by @ek
   34.1k sats \ 59 comments \ 4 Dec 2023 on ~bitcoin

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