Block: #959005 - Jul 2026

The Monthly Thunderbolt Dispatch on Bitcoin payment layers 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 again, time to catch up with the latest features and trends that are shaping the future of Bitcoin Lightning 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.

Top ~Lightning PostsTop ~Lightning Posts

Most zapranked posts this month:

1. Bitcoin Quest - New Features to try - Win 21,000 sats (multiple chances per day)
   9380 sats \ 6 comments \ @NEEDcreations 12 Jul ~Geyser_community ~bitcoin ~bitcoin_beginners ~Education ~lightning

2. PREDYX Is Already the Strongest BIP-110 Signal — 2+ BTC in Trading Volume ⚡
   3665 sats \ 21 comments \ @Team_Predyx 9 Jul ~bitcoin ~Stacker_Stocks ~lightning

3. 1 Dumb mistake = nuked my entire lightning node privacy?
   2696 sats \ 14 comments \ @anon 2 Jul ~lightning

4. @Polymarket now supports instant Bitcoin deposits over Lightning
   2536 sats \ 18 comments \ @06bc1a977d 8 Jul ~lightning

5. Bitcoin Quest!
   3119 sats \ 7 comments \ @NEEDcreations 27 Jun ~bitcoin ~Education ~lightning

Top posts by CommentsTop posts by Comments

Excluding the ones already mentioned above, you can see them all here:

1. Freeport: P2P marketplace over Nostr with a built-in self-custodial LN wallet
   701 sats \ 21 comments \ @supratic 12 Jul ~lightning

2. Taproot Lightning Channel Question
   1333 sats \ 20 comments \ @ThatWhichisNotSeen 10 Jul ~lightning

3. Zeus Problem Connecting to CLN Node After Update
   1010 sats \ 20 comments \ @siggy47 26 Jun ~lightning

4. "Be your own bank" they say, gain a 3% APY. That's a -1% APY 4yo LN node story
   1118 sats \ 18 comments \ @06bc1a977d 16 Jul ~lightning

5. Increased nostr integration on SN
   1974 sats \ 16 comments \ @Undisciplined 19 Jul ~meta ~nostr ~lightning

Hidden posts by DownzapsHidden posts by Downzaps

Here is were moderation kicks in. You can see them all here:

1. The Evolution Of The Bitcoin Lightning Network
   1800 downsats \ 2240 sats \ 0 comments \ @fevens 10 Jul ~bitcoin ~lightning

2. BitFitness: Proof Of Work, Proof Of Wellness
   300 downsats \ 2598 sats \ 1 comment \ @fevens 14 Jul ~bitcoin ~HealthAndFitness ~lightning

3. ⚡️ EarnVPN: A VPN that pays you Bitcoin ⚡️
   1260 downsats \ 3257 sats \ 9 comments \ @EarnVPN 24 Jun ~tech ~bitcoin ~privacy ~lightning

4. How Satora Connects Bitcoin To Stablecoins Without Custodians
   1200 downsats \ 1306 sats \ 2 comments \ @fevens 13 Jul ~bitcoin ~lightning

5. Running Boltz, One Of The Oldest And Largest Lightning Nodes
   1111 downsats \ 3511 sats \ 3 comments \ @fevens 9 Jul ~tech ~lightning

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

#1519387 Lightning Network Payments in the Research Peptide Industry

#1512766 ChainDuel V2: Changing the Equation

#1518526 Latest Strikes 25&26 - June 15th - 28th 2026

#1527163 Question about the emergency recovery procedure in the Phoenix Wallet's docs

#1522887 The History Of Hong Kong's Bitcoin Meetup

#1523320 How Banks Can Add Bitcoin Without Replacing Their Core System

#1521368 Breez SDK Spark and Radar Chat: Recovery Phrase Is Not the Same as Self-Custody

#1525248 Free Channels / Liquidity Giveaway

#1517427 Best Bolt12 wallet

#1521494 Case study: a real Spark unilateral exit on Bitcoin mainnet - Openoms

#1521003 🗨️⚡ Radar — Chats and sats in one place

#1515598 ChainDuel V2: What Happened on the First Week

#1518469 We're Sunsetting Self-Serve at Voltage: Enterprise is Our Future - Voltage

#1518404 [Pre-Release]LND Dashboard - Seeking Feedback from Node Runners

#1520883 Finally: Auto-Renew Subscriptions on Bitcoin Lightning (via CLINK)

#1513920 Lightning Transport Protocols: BOLT12, CLINK, L402 and NWC Design & Comparison

#1520169 Why isn't more of the BTC space using Elixir/OTP?

#1523268 CLINK Plugin to enable Lightning Subscription payments on BTCPay Server

#1522855 🚨 Umbrel: All Tor connectivity broken, LN channels offline, onion services dead

Thank you to all ⚡️contributorsThank you to all ⚡️contributors

Top stackers by postsTop stackers by posts

Huge thank you to the most active users for the past month. _{Zap split distributed accordingly to first 2.}

• @hasherstacker: 54
• @06bc1a977d: 32
• @Scoresby: 12
• @supratic: 10
• @fevens: 9

Top 10 conversation kickersTop 10 conversation kickers

Here below the most active by number of comments. _{Zap split distributed accordingly to first 3.}

• @BlokchainB: 69
• @DarthCoin : 56
• @Scoresby: 31
• @06bc1a977d: 27
• @justin_shockne: 23
• @optimism: 22
• @undisciplined: 21
• @denlillaapan: 21
• @k00b: 17
• @polymarket: 17
• @hasherstacker: 15
• @anon: 14

Top LN posts outside ~LightningTop LN posts outside ~Lightning

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

1. Lightning and BIP-110: How to not lose Sats while everyone else argues
   2148 sats \ 10 comments \ @DarthCoin 19 Jul in ~bitcoin

2. BTCDash — free live Bitcoin dashboard: 70+ metrics
   21.2k sats \ 22 comments \ @BTCDash21 17 Jul in ~bitcoin

3. Will you take Bitcoin? Part 2
   5073 sats \ 28 comments \ @grayruby 3 Jul in ~bitcoin_beginners

4. "This Square terminal doesn't."
   3462 sats \ 28 comments \ @Scoresby 24 Jun in ~bitcoin

5. Daily Bitcoin Lore (16 years ago): Bitcoin Ruled Impractical for Micropayments
   2631 sats \ 2 comments \ @daily_btc_lore 13 Jul in ~history

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Thanks all and until next, stackers.