INTRO

The first exploration of my Bitcoin Ecosystem Map. In this case, the target audience is mobile non-routing node users such as Blixt or Zeus that is looking for channel counterparty to open a LN channel with.
these lists must be maintained and updated - DarthCoin
I'm open to addition, removal & improvement of certain part of this post as soon as SN implements perpetual edit.
  • Channel counterparty listed here are 100% private channel-friendly (trust me bro)
  • Routing fees can change at any given moment, make sure to set a maximum limit of your maximum routing fees you're willing to pay (at least it's possible on Blixt)

RESULTS

NodesRouting FeeMinimum Channel Size
Blixt Wallet0 Sats + 1k ppm20k Sats
Boltz0 Sats + 1 ppm1M Sats
Lifpay Me1 Sats + 1 ppm20k Sats
Lightning Video5 Sats + 2480 ppm1M Sats
lnmarkets com?5M Sats
Megalithic Me0 Sats + 2k ppm1M Sats
Middle Way β‚Ώβš‘πŸŒŠ1 Sats + 1k ppm10M Sats
Mostro0 Sats + 500 ppm1M Sats
NERV1 Sats + 1 ppm20k Sats
⚑️ STACKER.NEWS ⚑️1 Sats + 1 ppm20k Sats
xmrk reloaded100 ppm ~ 2k ppm2.5M Sats
Summary of other aspects :
  • Blixt is the only node from this list that supports Taproot Channel & Turbo Channel
  • All of the node listed supports Multi-Path Payment
  • All of the node listed supports Keysend payment, except for Lifpay Me & Lightning Video
  • All of the node listed supports Wumbo Channel, except for Lightning Video, NERV, & ⚑️ STACKER.NEWS ⚑️
  • All of the node listed supports connection over Clearnet & TOR, except for Mostro & Lightning Video
  • Mostro is TOR-only node while Lightning Video is Clearnet-only node

KNOW YOUR COUNTERPARTY

Nodes🧭Counterparty
Blixt WalletπŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺOfficial Blixt Wallet routing node
Blixt Wallet programmer
@hampus
BoltzπŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΈOfficial Boltz Exchange routing node
@boltz
Lifpay MeπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡¬Official Lifpay Wallet routing node
@LifPay
Lightning VideoπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈOfficial Lightning Video routing node
Shock Wallet programmer
Lightning Pub programmer
@justin_shocknet
lnmarkets comπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Official LN Markets routing node
@romain_rouphael
Megalithic MeπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈLSP partner on Alby Hub
@megalithic
Middle Way β‚Ώβš‘πŸŒŠπŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΈSwap taker on Swap Market
MostroπŸ‡¨πŸ‡΄ ?The current active Mostro instance
Mostro programmer
NERVπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈProgrammer at Lightning Labs
Blixt Wallet programmer
Eldamar Swap operator
⚑️ STACKER.NEWS βš‘οΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈOfficial Stacker News routing node
@k00b
xmrk reloadedπŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ@xmrk2
NodesExclusive Benefits
Blixt WalletMandatory hop for Blixt Wallet LN address feature
Lifpay MeLess routing fee towards this PoS system
⚑️ STACKER.NEWS ⚑️Less zapping fees on Stacker News
In general, opening a direct channel towards integrated LSP of a certain wallet can have multiple benefits such as :
  • Quicker pathfinding time
  • Increased payment success rate
  • Less fee towards the users of a certain wallet (that have the same counterparty ofc)
It also make sense to open a direct channel towards a certain services or apps that users often interact with (mainly to save Sats in routing fee).
But, in Alby Hub case, since the LSP model is open even tho there is a direct channel to a specific LSP, the Alby Hub users could choose a different channel counterparty thus the payment path is (probably) unaffected.
In Swap Market case, the users can open a direct channel towards their preferred Swap Taker to have multiple benefits such as :
  • Quicker pathfinding time
  • Increased payment success rate

NOTES FROM NODERUNNERS

I advertize on Magma, but could open a channel directly - Middle Way
To begin with. It is auto managed. As more sats go to my side, the fee will get lower. You now have 50 ppm discount for inbound flow. - Middle Way
I never succeeded in opening taproot private channel, and I tried, I thought it is fault of my peers, maybe I was wrong - @xmrk2
just changed it manually to 100, but it is dynamically adjusted by LNDg. Also set inbound fee to -50, which is more relevant right now. - @xmrk2
difficult question, could you say "up to 2k ppm"? But I would prefer people to look at my avarage fee on amboss for example - @xmrk2
Yo, Yea sure we accept channels - @justin_shocknet
yes, private accepted - @megalithic
Remember that these default fees can and will change at any time... so if you are setting up your viewers to "expect" certain fees, I'm not sure that is a great idea... - @megalithic
i just might suggest making a note for your users that your ppm values are "as tested on nov 7 2024 and could change" or something - @megalithic
Some nodes could refuse to accept private channel for several reasons :
  • Private channel can't be used to route payment (inefficient liquidity)
  • It even worse if most (if not all) balance are pushed to the more-online node (locked liquidity)
  • They wanna make money (LSP business)
  • Avoiding force close risk (unless if most people use persistent mode, which they don't)

CLOSING BIT

Tools used :
I've said it before and i'll say it again
I'm open to addition, removal & improvement of certain part of this post as soon as SN implements perpetual edit.
1024 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 8 Nov
Excellent resource, especially now that many stackers are moving to a self custody SN wallet.
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https://t.me/lightning_network_spanish https://t.me/plebnet/205117 there are plebs ready to open private channels to their nodes
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