Block: #920117 - October 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:
“Toxic Lightning Maximalist” actually a thing? Looking for a definition... by Car 944 sats \ 24 comments \ 1 Oct
🚨🚨BREAKING: Stacker News' to speak at bitcoin++ by @Scoresby 2605 sats \ 34 comments \ 26 Sep
Would you pay to be able email someone? by @Scoresby 679 sats \ 33 comments \ 21 Sep
My demo from PlebLab Mexico: ShockWallet and Lightning.Pub featuring CLINK by @justin_shocknet 3877 sats \ 29 comments \ 19 Oct
#1233918 by @Scoresby 485 sats \ 41 comments \ 23 Sep
Top posts by commentsTop posts by comments
Excluding the ones already mentioned above, you can see them all here (excluding those already listed above):
I just opened a Lightning channel to SN. I like supporting the best LN services by @NEEDcreations 1559 sats \ 47 comments \ 18 Oct
Would you pay to be able email someone? by @Scoresby 679 sats \ 33 comments \ 21 Sep
⚡Breez Spark Wallet (example) by @isolabellart 468 sats \ 32 comments \ 30 Sep
Nostr-based static CLINK Offers, now with Blinded Paths on LND by @justin_shocknet 2313 sats \ 30 comments \ 4 Oct
Receiving Ocean payouts - own node bolt12 by @BeeRye 844 sats \ 30 comments \ 28 Sep
Top BoostsTop ~Lightning Boosts
Check them all here.
Wallet of Satoshi is available in the US but balances & transactions are public by @k00b 3239 sats \ 10k boost \ 32 comments \ 8 Oct
Don't miss...Don't miss...
THE ONLY CHALLENGE I HAD WITH SN AS A NEW USER by @Sandman
Had a little play on ShockWallet by Justin Shocknet by @nelom
lightning onramp to payment UX discussion by @usernameisJim
#1250767 by @Scoresby
#1234129 by @supratic
Alby Hub Routing Stats by @Undisciplined
Does Wallet of Satoshi make all users balances public via Spark? by @Scoresby
#1234061 by @k00b
Cashu is not Bitcoin debate happening now by @nelom
Everything Rene Pickhardt knows about Routing and Liquidity on the LN by @Lux
Issue onbaording Apple IPhone user to Coinos.io by @Wumbo
Top Lightning posts outside Top Lightning posts outside ~Lightning
This month best posts about the Lightning Network outside ~Lightning territory:
List of lightning CVEs by @ek 721 sats \ 9 comments \ 24 Sep in
~security#1247591 by @niftynei9 2603 sats \ 8 comments \ 3 Oct in
~bitdevsChallenges of Building a Non-Custodial Lightning App by @ek 3490 sats \ 26 comments \ 3 Oct in
~metaHow Does Lightning Authentication Work? by @spiderman 307 sats \ 3 comments \ 6 Oct in
~bitcoin_beginnersBuilding Lightswap — Why I Decided We Need to Build a Lightning Wallet by @stackingharder 494 sats \ 18 comments \ 28 Sep in
~buildersWhy does Lightning keep logs? It would be unacceptable for Tor to keep logs. 424 sats \ 2 comments \ @standardcrypto 9 Oct in
~bitcoinE A R L Y D A Y S with Muzz of Lightning Ventures by @PlebLab 718 sats \ 2 comments \ 30 Sep in
~buildersIs it advantageous for merchants to receive payments via the Lightning Network? by @supratic 538 sats \ 13 comments \ 16 Oct in
~AGORABitcoin Lightning Wallets as Abstracted Accounts by @satsbridge 428 sats \ 2 comments \ 21 Sep in
~bitcoinGuide for setting up LN URL auth log in? by @siggy47 774 sats \ 30 comments \ 10 Oct in
~bitcoin
Thank you to all ⚡️contributorsThank you to all ⚡️contributors
Top 5 by postsTop 5 by posts
Zap split distributed accordingly to first 2
- @supratic: 25
- @Scoresby: 10
- @0xbitcoiner: 9
- @88b0c423eb: 5
- @justin_shocknet: 2
- @k00b: 2
- @Sandman: 2
Top 10 conversation kickersTop 10 conversation kickers
By number of comments Zap split distributed accordingly to first 3
- @DarthCoin: 89
- @ek: 59
- @justin_shocknet: 53
- @needcreations: 29
- @Scoresby
: 26 - @supratic
: 23 - @BeeRye: 23
- @undisciplined: 19
- @0xbitcoiner
: 18 - @blokchainb: 16
- @siggy47: 16
- @k00b: 15
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Great stuff! Do you have prior posts listed anywhere?
Thanks! sure thing, you can find all prior editions listed in my bio