LN is a bit like a
spoke-hub: instead of making a connection from anywhere to anywhere, everyone makes only a few connections.
That's just plain wrong. The Lightning Network is completely distributed at its core.
But..... How far is the current Lightning Network from being completely distributed? I get that it's theoretically possible, just like it's possible to send a letter from A to B without using a centralized distribution center, but I'd expect a few large nodes to handle the majority of transactions
because it's much more efficient that way.
Plus only a few large nodes can handle the costs, and handle the opportunity costs by earning them back in fees.
That's 0.25% fee on average, not bad for small transactions (paying 5 sat to send 2000 sat), but if you're sending a few m
BTC, on-chain fees can be lower already.
From what I've seen so far,
this is much more likely:
Realistically I have earned 326 Satoshi over the last two years
Then how did Alex Bosworth reach $2,500 in routing fee earnings?