Quote from: Ruhila7 on April 07, 2025, 05:18:31 AM

I've utilized the Lightning Network a few times to send small sums of bitcoin. But, to be really honest, most people I talk to have no idea what it is. They're all stuck on buying and hoarding bitcoin. So, at least here, lightning is barely on anyone's radar. That's a great shame, if you ask me. I have a hunch the experiment was a flop.

Not sure what triggered your hunch, I'm still really bullish on it... a bit of flat line, but hey, still here up and running. check it yourself here https://mempool.space/lightning or here https://bitcoinvisuals.com/lightning for validation

Quote from: NotATether on April 06, 2025, 09:09:55 AM

Quote from: AG0RA on April 04, 2025, 07:51:07 PM

Just curious to know how the Lighting Network is seen and used around people here Grin

If you respond 5. prove it! AGORA@conos.io

I used to run my own Lightning Node complete with channels, but I had to liquidate it in order to cover costs elsewhere.

I still have some sats on Coinos and Stacker News.

I even bought my own LN address: Zenul_Abidin@nostr.com (Maybe there was an underscore not not. I may have a few more, but I don't remember much about them anymore.)

I guess you have no reason to use it with your community or merchants in your daily life. Otherwise, you'd use it. Or is onchain only for you?

Quote from: apogio on April 05, 2025, 04:56:42 PM

I 've been experimenting with both LND and CLN, but only through Umbrel's pre-built images of the services.

I also remember having downloaded Zeus mobile wallet which connected to my LND node. It was a great experiment, but nothing more than that.

I 've also closed my channels like nc50lc, at least 1 year ago.

It's significantly easier to use Phoenix Wallet or Wallet of Satoshi and, even though the latter is custodial, I don't care for the amounts I keep in it. I rarely hold more than $100 in these wallets. And, to be absolutely honest, too few shops accept Lightning payments in my country.

It make sense, hope the experiment was worth the learning experience for you. We just probably need to onboard more shops around us to make, not only LN but bitcoin itself be more known and accepted as a medium or exchage.