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you are probably right: IP means nothing. However, I believe that somehow the data reflects a reality of LN accessibility and resource distribution. Southern countries are more exposed to custodial solutions just because running a node is inaccessible to those in need. II wonder if solutions like LNbits, Fedi and similar are (or will be) more effective at some stage.
no, I don't mean just IP... I mean, Lightning will work as well for me if there is a node in my country as when there isn't... BECAUSE it's global and big and the networks (neither Bitcoin nor Lightning) don't care about national borders
Like, the liquidity in Kenya is irrelevant, no?
Yes, sure thing. I'm not talking about end users, it's more about node runners and the ability they have to operate guaranteeing a service. Can you recognize some disadvantages for people running nodes where hardware, internet, and electricity are not taken for granted as they are in the West?
right ok, but then your low numbers for e.g. Kenya is just an indication of that (hardware, internet access/electricity etc) since Lightning nodes must be always-on.
Correct, the point of this post is to highlight the fiat discrepancies somehow mirroring in the Lightning Network
Southern hemisphere will always be fucked because of bad infrastructure. LN needs fast response, not download bandwidth, thing that few LN node runners from South understand it.
So yes, somehow, the southern users will have to rely more on more LN banks run by community servers with good connections (if they can have that).
Why can these LN banks be locally managed? I don't remember exactly who was talking about it: Cuba is a great example, from what I read. The question is how and what we can do to make their lives easier. Are solutions like Lightning.pub a better option compared with existing tech heavy like LNbits and BTCpay servers?
Or we just wait for the next custodial service to offer LN around there?
Yes, exactly... it was @BTCLNAT
does it really matter the geographical distribution of Lightning nodes...? Since the network connects everywhere, what's the added benefit of having specifically e.g., Kenyan nodes?