Maybe it's my bubble. Maybe it's my observation bias. But it seems like the Lightning Network over the last few months has seen a huge increase in interest.
15 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 2 Feb 2023
Idk I'm too in it, but I've been hearing this.
IMHO seems triggered by nostr/jack and they're discovering related services.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @u 2 Feb 2023
A Cambrian Explosion, if you will
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @satcat 2 Feb 2023
LN channels and capacity have been relatively stable over past month. The real breakout started in Spring 2021.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @JoeG OP 3 Feb 2023
Interesting. I really should jump into the actual data.
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0 sats \ 3 replies \ @2bithits 2 Feb 2023
I wouldn't say "breakout"
It IS getting easier to use & more people are using it. I think it will be tested in the next bull run
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @JoeG OP 3 Feb 2023
What defining factors would you look for to classify it as "breaking out"?
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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @2bithits 3 Feb 2023
I think there are 5 or 6k BTC locked up on lightning at the moment. Its been growing pretty consistently which is great. I guess it would be when much more BTC is put into lightning & a lot more businesses are accepting it as a payment
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @JoeG OP 3 Feb 2023
Cool. That makes sense to me.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @l0k18 2 Feb 2023
I think that simply LN ecosystem is maturing.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @cecil 2 Feb 2023
there does seem to be more ways to get free sats on lightning lately, and more places to spend them.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @JoeG OP 3 Feb 2023
Circular sats, baby
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 2 Feb 2023
The Great Shitcoin Purge slowly show the results...
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