Block: #911072 - August 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 postsTop ~Lightning posts

Most zapranked posts this month:

1. The cheapest Lightning setup that actually works (tested in Cuba) by @claos545 7816 sats \ 23 comments \ 3 Aug

2. What's going on with bfx-lnd1? by @C_Otto 555 sats \ 7 comments \ 6 Aug

3. Proof-of-concept in-browser wallet using statechains and Lightning with Spark by @k00b 465 sats \ 11 comments \ 7 Aug

4. lightning++ is programming payments || 2+3+4 Oct 2025, Berlin by @supratic 612 sats \ 4 comments \ 5 Aug

5. Lightning++ Hackathon 2025 by @supratic 179 sats \ 0 comments \ 5 Aug

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. AI Use For Optimizing Routing Nodes? by @siggy47 333 sats \ 22 comments \ 31 Jul lightning

3. Lightning swaps are the connective tissue - btc++ Insider by @Scoresby 2559 sats \ 18 comments \ 15 Aug

4. Aqua’s Dolphin card- LFG! by @charonnakamoto 441 sats \ 17 comments \ 23 Jul

5. Flash Wallet trial run by @Scoresby 1297 sats \ 15 comments \ 30 Jul

Top BoostsTop ~Lightning Boosts

Check them all here.

1. #1076694 by @jb55 7231 sats \ 30k boost \ 17 comments \ 11 Aug

2. Case Study - Breez SDK: Bitcoin Value Transfer in the Global P2P Landscape by @Fran_Hablemos_de_Bitcoin_XYZ 1352 sats \ 20k boost \ 7 comments \ 30 Jul

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

ZeusLN/zeus · Release v0.11.3-beta1 by @0xbitcoiner

New Node-Backed Wallets: Self-Custody with Compliance & Wallet Segregation by @0xbitcoiner

#1050218 by @0xbitcoiner

Wallet of Satoshi Integrates Spark: Self-custody lightning is so back by @0xbitcoiner

Explore Spark transactions with Sparkscan by @thebullishbitcoiner

NEW RIZFUL wallet: The easiest FREE way to get started with Lightning. by @supratic

Lightning Privacy Research by @supratic

Bitcoin MCP Server: Enable AI models to interact with Lightning by @supratic

Lightning Network Graph Visualization by @m0wer

Are NWC payments from Alby Hub Failing For Anyone on v1.18.4? by @kepford

Top Lightning posts outside Top Lightning posts outside ~Lightning

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

1. Mullvad accepting lightning payments by @byzantine 1663 sats \ 18 comments \ 5 Aug

2. Core Lightning Node (CLN) Review 2025 by @blockdyor 2334 sats \ 1 comment \ 31 Jul

3. Thor – A Lightning Address Server Powered by Rust and NWC by @yfaming 797 sats \ 25 comments \ 26 Jul

4. Roll the Dice with DiceLN.com: Provably Fair Lightning Network Gaming! 🎲⚡ by @LNPLEB 560 sats \ 6 comments \ 21 Aug

5. House hit by lightning by @PictureRoom 415 sats \ 15 comments \ 27 Jul

Thank you to all ⚡️contributorsThank you to all ⚡️contributors

Top 10 by postsTop 10 by posts

Zap split distributed accordingly to first 3

• @supratic: 25
• @0xbitcoiner: 10
• @claos545: 7
• @m0wer: 7
• @scoresby: 5
• @thebullishbitcoiner: 5
• @rideandsmile: 5
• @_ds: 4
• @rampl: 3
• @anon

Top 10 conversation kickersTop 10 conversation kickers

By number of comments _{Zap split distributed accordingly to first 2}

• @supratic: 27
• @0xbitcoiner: 20
• @ot: 17
• @swapmarket: 17
• @rideandsmile: 17
• @justin_shocknet: 15
• @blokchainb: 15
• @scoresby: 14
• @darthcoin: 13
• @k00b: 12
• @ek: 11

Forever top 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 Forever 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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