Thanks =)
The point regarding stats is a good one. We have launched the explorer around one month ago, so we have the data since that point only. Lightning network gives you a current state, it is up to you how you handle it further.
We have a separate task to accumulate the data before the launch and merge it into what we have already, so you will be able to have the complete history since inception.
Wait, so the stats don't update in real time then? Only when you update manually, or what exactly did you mean. Checked the explorer out and hey it's a first go so well done. Curious to learn how you might update, or verify changes made off chain. Like mocca's node, it should have updated when he closed channel or?
Stupid question here but explorer shows public nodes... How would a node be private and how does that look like?