Golden Oldies #40 \ stacker news ~meta

What Is This?

This is a recurring post inspired by discussions had by @Undisciplined, @elvismercury and others regarding evergreen content on SN. I’ll dig back into the past to try to locate some great posts that might be worth another read. I plan to release a new Golden Oldies every Tuesday.

Here are this week’s selections:

Why stablecoins and stablechannels are dumb by @supertestnet

Stablecoins are being discussed a lot in the bitcoin community, so I thought it would be a good time to take another look at this post from @supertestnet.

The Past, Present, and Future of Offline Payments by @roy

This post from Roy Sheinfeld, co-founder of Breez, discusses Lightning’s UX challenges as he saw them last year.

This paragraph brings me hope:

It might feel as if the promised future is perpetually out of reach, but building Lightning is a lot like climbing a mountain. Climbers never really see the summit until they’re standing on top of it. They often can’t even see over the next ridge. Planning the ascent is important, but most of the time you’re simply concentrating on the next foothold. But the steps add up. Just like the view from the top is the reward for all that effort, a brighter monetary future will be our reward for building the network bit by bit. That’s how Lightning has progressed from an idea to a functioning bitcoin payment network, and it’s how we’ll reach our destination.

Comments and suggestions are welcome.

Here’s a link to last week’s post:

#937895

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36 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined 15 Apr

I think about that mountain climbing analogy often. There are also lots of false summits before you get to the top.

55 sats \ 2 replies \ @siggy47 OP 15 Apr

Yes. I think LN devs could use a few more of them to boost morale!

36 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 15 Apr

I have no doubt that lightning development is hard, but they should be super proud of what they've already accomplished.

Lightning's awesome and many of us use it literally hundreds of times everyday.

39 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 OP 15 Apr

I agree. This post by @k00b really got me yesterday, though: #943362

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @TadiRetata 15 Apr

This is a fantastic initiative to revisit and highlight valuable discussions in the Bitcoin and Lightning Network space. The analogy of climbing a mountain perfectly captures the ongoing journey of building Lightning—progress may seem slow or uncertain at times, but every step forward brings us closer to a transformative future for Bitcoin payments. With rising adoption, continuous improvements, and growing merchant integration, the Lightning Network is steadily overcoming its challenges and proving its potential as a scalable, fast, and low-cost payment solution. Looking forward to more insightful Golden Oldies and the community’s thoughts on these important topics!