BlokchainB

Bitfinex's primary Lightning node, bridging institutional and retail liquidity on the network

lightning

## ⚡ Biggest Channel Opened Today

Capacity: **(4.0 BTC)**
Between: **LOOP ↔ Strike**
Transaction: `962762x1372x1`

**Details:**
- [https://mempool.space/lightning/channel/1058568013870792705](https://mempool.space/lightning/channel/1058568013870792705)
- [https://1ml.com/channel/1058568013870792705](https://1ml.com/channel/1058568013870792705)

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## ✨ New Node Spotlight

Name: **034529b085724e1272eeb05917635e01** - [View profile](https://sorukumar.github.io/plebdashboard-ln/profile.html?node=034529b085724e1272eeb05917635e011ebc2757e2dc0b2e8d10b0aa40e3c8b4f8)
Capacity: **(18.0M sats)**
Transaction: `962786x1811x0`

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## 📈 Network Snapshot

|#[^1] | Total[^2] | Active[^3] |
|---|---|---|
| Nodes | **17,438**  (0, 0.00%) | **14,014**  (−1, -0.01%) |
| Channels | **41,080**  (0, 0.00%) | **37,551**  (+15, +0.04%) |
| Capacity | **4898 BTC**  (0, 0.00%) | **3834 BTC**  (+11 BTC, +0.30%) |

[^1]: Both are independent views of the same gossip network, so values differ and shouldn't be compared directly.
[^2]: Sourced from [mempool.space](https://mempool.space/lightning) include its full inventory of the public graph as its own nodes see it. It counts everything, including `unannounced_nodes` (nodes only seen in channel announcements) and stale/dormant entries. Unpated irregularly.
[^3]: Sourced from [amboss.space](https://amboss.space) only include nodes/channels Amboss observed as active (recently online/announcing). Updated daily.

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## ⭐ Today's featured node

> **bfx-lnd1** *(rank #5, 332 BTC, 587 chans, Exch)*
> <sup>Bitfinex's primary Lightning node, bridging institutional and retail liquidity on the network</sup>

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📅 See [Yesterday's Biggest Channel](https://stacker.news/items/1549175/r/HODLR)

#^[1]	Total^[2]	Active^[3]
Nodes	17,438 (0, 0.00%)	14,014 (−1, -0.01%)
Channels	41,080 (0, 0.00%)	37,551 (+15, +0.04%)
Capacity	4898 BTC (0, 0.00%)	3834 BTC (+11 BTC, +0.30%)