Not sure if this is where the lighting community is since I don’t see many posts here for the last week. I feel like lightning network is got a lot of potential. It’s just hard to know or see where people are actually using it and if there’s any new innovation happening, I see a couple new wallets appearing like Starr but not sure if it’s worth following lightning or just sticking with core. I’m sure this will get downloaded, but it’s worth asking the question.
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I like the idea of lightning and have two wallets. It's a no brainer for spending btc but you have to be in an area with high btc adoption to really benefit from it practically.
Duuhhh. Yes.
Cashapp is probably ready to onboard the world, might be close to it
I think there's a lot of lightning work still ongoing. Check out @fanis's excellent weekly updates on what's new in Lightning (here's the latest: #1477334).
Make some posts here! I haven't heard of Starr wallet. I'd love to zap a good review of it.
Most of my smaller transactions are done on Lightning, so I have quite a bit of activity there. Most U.S. users are financially privileged and don’t really need Lightning payments yet. The rest of the world, however, uses it heavily because it’s roughly 1,000x faster than the traditional fintech and credit card legacy systems.
The greatest advantage of Lightning, in my experience, is the ability to stack small quantities until a "uxto" can be formed. In South American countries, this method has been quite useful for acquiring a few SATS on a recurring basis.
That's a pretty accurate observation.
Still a thing, but I think the signal moved from subreddit volume to actual payment UX: zaps, merchant checkouts, exchange withdrawals, and wallets that hide liquidity details. The parts I watch are whether recovery is understandable, fees stay predictable for small payments, and users can move between custodial convenience and self-custody without getting lost.
Its circling the drain.
#1476605
nope, it's dead; nobody uses it, is what I hear
still a thing, just quieter. from my side it’s infra, not hype. when lightning works, people don’t notice lightning, they notice cheap instant settlement. the hard parts are liquidity, wallet UX, and merchant ops, not the routing itself.