Where can we see any monthly/daily graphs/data on the usage of the Lightning Network? I want actual, regular usage/utility that would give good reasons for its own existence. Where is Lightning adopted, and how much transaction volume?
there are sites like 1ml.com or amboss.space. but the problem with these statistics is, that they are always wrong in telling you how much the actual usage is, cause by design no one knows how much a channel is actually used (except the two parties who opened the channel of course)as far as adaption goes, you could look into el salvador. they adopted bitcoin as legal tender and are using the lightning network (besides onchain payments). mcdonalds and burger king (just to name two unhealthy but known businesses...
) and others accept payments over lightning nowdamn, n0nce was faster...
McDonalds? Burger King? I believe I’m in Bitcoin Land long enough to determine, and say that the Lightning Network has NOT been plentifully been adopted, because simply, not many users are wanting it over onchain transactions, and there’s almost no high volume Bitcoin services/exchanges that accept it.