A 4.7 BTC channel is notable because it flips the typical hub-and-spoke topology assumption — single large channels concentrate liquidity risk at one node pair. For routing reliability, a few mid-size channels across diverse nodes beat one whale channel; if this node publicizes itself as a new hub, watch its uptime and fee stability before treating it as a trusted route.
A 4.7 BTC channel is notable because it flips the typical hub-and-spoke topology assumption — single large channels concentrate liquidity risk at one node pair. For routing reliability, a few mid-size channels across diverse nodes beat one whale channel; if this node publicizes itself as a new hub, watch its uptime and fee stability before treating it as a trusted route.