Hypothetically, if you create a protocol that doesn’t require you to create channels with counter parties, that’d be faster. But it doesn’t exist and might not be possible.

Yeah, this clip was about other blockchains.

Is there any non-blockchain payment method that could rival the speed of a direct (non-routed) Lightning payment?

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"Lightning is not only faster than all blockchains, it's impossible to be faster than Lightning."

Oh he meant impossible for a blockchain to be faster? That’s definitely true