This is extremely important news. When implemented it will solve all the network slowdown problems and reduce fees to nothing, PLUS allow micropayments!!!
This is the key to allow
BTC to become a convenient global currency for instant digital payments as well as a permanent store of value (digital gold).
It's coming folks, and with Lightning in place the market cap could go to that of a global curreny, ie, over 10 Trillion, or 1 MILLION USD per
BTC 