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Insights From The 4th Largest Lightning Network Node river.com/learn/files/river-lightning-report.pdf

884 sats \ 6 comments \ @kr 11 Oct 2022 bitcoin

16 sats \ 3 replies \ @bitcointerest 11 Oct 2022

I'm not very savvy when it comes to the Lightning Network. Do you perhaps know what's better financially, running a node or mining?

1 sat \ 2 replies \ @kr OP 11 Oct 2022

it’s highly dependent on your circumstances (and neither are guaranteed to produce a profit). both are fluid systems, but those with access to cheap electricity have a leg up on mining, while those who can efficiently route money have a leg up on lightning.

1 sat \ 1 reply \ @bitcointerest 11 Oct 2022

I definitely don't have access to cheap electricity. Besides that, we have rolling blackouts in my country. Setting up a node might be a better option for me but I definitely have to read up more on the topic.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @rolator 16 Oct 2022

as a routing node you also want to maximize uptime

15 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryptocoin 11 Oct 2022

Here's the Tweet that kicked off the Twitter thread where this report was shared:

I'm excited to share @River's Lightning⚡️ Research with you that I've been working on over the past while!

In our first report, we publish our Insights from running some of the largest Lightning Network nodes out there 👉 https://river.com/learn/files/river-lightning-report.pdf

A sneak peak below 🧵

https://twitter.com/SDWouters/status/1579895854273814529 [Nitter]

Also see:

Announcing River Lightning Services (RLS) #80196 https://blog.river.com/announcing-river-lightning-services-rls

and

River Lightning Services - Bitcoin Lightning API for Developers #80223 https://www.rls.dev

14 sats \ 0 replies \ @faithandcredit 11 Oct 2022

Thanks for sharing. Heres a sneak peak for ppl who go straight to the comments