Big moves for Bitcoin Lightning in Southeast Asia! 🏮 @Neutron powers Aliniex to bring faster, cheaper BTC transactions to the region. This could spark a new wave of LN adoption: https://lightningnetwork.plus/posts/606

⚡️ The Lightning Network is a game-changer for Bitcoin, making transactions faster, cheaper, and more private. The Lightning Network is Bitcoin’s supercharged secret weapon: https://lightningnetwork.plus/posts/605

🟠 If Bitcoin were to reach $1M by the time it's 20 years old (in 4 years) it would need to appreciate on average ~78% per annum: End of Year 2025: $178K End of Year 2026: $316K End of Year 2027: $563K End of Year 2028: $1M

The Bitcoin genesis block was mined 16 years ago. 🫡 An interesting and less known fact about the Genesis block of Bitcoin is that the 50 BTC reward from this block is effectively unspendable. This is due to how the transaction is encoded in the block; it uses a non-standard scripting language which does not include spending instructions, making the initial 50 BTC locked and inoperable. Satoshi didn't even want to premine the first bitcoin block. Another lesser-known fact about the Bitcoin Genesis block is the hidden message embedded within it by Satoshi Nakamoto. In addition to the well-known text from The Times newspaper headline (“The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks”), the block contains the value 486604799 in its coinbase parameter. This number, when interpreted as a hexadecimal string (0x1D00FFFF), represents the easiest possible mining difficulty for the Genesis block. One final, lesser-known aspect about the Bitcoin Genesis block is that it wasn't actually broadcast to the network in the conventional sense since there was no network at that time. Satoshi Nakamoto mined this block on a single computer, and it only became part of the blockchain when other nodes joined the network later. This means the Genesis block was essentially a solitary event, unique in that it didn't need validation from other nodes to confirm its existence. This underscores the unique, bootstrapped nature of Bitcoin's initial implementation, where the blockchain started from a single point of origin before growing into a distributed network.

🐝 New store in the #bitcoin #lightningnetwork marketplace selling 🍯 #honey:

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SweetSats🐝 • LightningNetwork+

Trading pure honey, maple syrup and other homemade & homegrown products for Bitcoin! The site is self-hosted and payments are processed via BTCPay ...

👏 Nearly 900 #bitcoin #lightningnetwork nodes on LN+ have earned the *Prime* status, meaning they’ve received 10 or more positive ratings 👍 with a 90%+ approval rate:

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Bitcoin Lightning Network Liquidity Swap Organizer

Here is our 2024 LN+ yearly review! Our community added to the #Bitcoin #LightningNetwork: ⚡️ 200+ BTC in new channel capacity ⚡️ 6K+ new channels ⚡️ ~1,700 new verified node operators We did this across ~2K swaps, ~1K pool transactions and ~10K comments. Thank you for your work! Other stats: 🛍️ We have 206 lightning market stores 🎓 2K+ people watched our bitcoin academy videos 🔒 200+ nodes watch each other's nodes A full #lightning course and many fun and useful features are planned for 2025! The future is lit!⚡️

A look at a valuable metric for measuring the effectiveness of the #Bitcoin #LightningNetwork in routing payments:

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The Metric That Matters For The Lightning Network

A look at a valuable metric for measuring the effectiveness of the Lightning Network in routing payments.

⚡️ The value carrying capacity of your existing #LightningNetwork channels doubled since the beginning of the year without you needing to do a single thing. 🙌

I never met anyone who regretted learning about #bitcoin. Do take the time to understand how to use it and keep it safe:

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Dive into the revolutionary world of Bitcoin with our comprehensive courses, designed for both beginners and seasoned enthusiasts. These courses de...

🚀 Exciting new feature on LN+! Group Channel Opens lets LND node operators open up to 5 #lightning channels with a single #bitcoin transaction, saving over 50% on fees and block space. Balanced channels from the start: perfect for receiving, sending and routing payments. Ready to try? Here are the instructions: https://lightningnetwork.plus/posts/594

⚠️ 2 Satoshi / vByte #Bitcoin transactions are being mined. You know what that means: time to manage your #LightningNetwork channels. Join our Liquidity Swaps to get 2 channels for 1, or open a channel within the Liquidity Pool to earn liquidity credits. Both are free services. 🙌

⚡️ First there is lightning, then thunder roars.

💡 The No.1 Thing New LN Node Operators Struggle With: How to Calculate and Set Bitcoin Lightning Network Forwarding Fees Correctly https://lightningnetwork.plus/posts/568

💡 Is It Better to Open Few Large or Many Small Channels on #Bitcoin #Lightning? Let's explore 3 options: Many small, a mix of large and small, and few large channels: https://lightningnetwork.plus/posts/567

Your LN+ Dashboard gives you up-to-date info and helps you get stuff done on your #bitcoin #lightning node:

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Bitcoin Lightning Network Liquidity Swap Organizer

⭐️ What are Prime Nodes? Prime Nodes are #Bitcoin #Lightning nodes that have received at least 10 happy 🙂 ratings on LN+, with a minimum of 90% of those ratings being positive. Prime Nodes can join Prime Liquidity Swaps. We have almost 800 Prime Nodes:

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Bitcoin Lightning Network Liquidity Swap Organizer

🆕 Introducing LN+ Pro Membership: Elevate Your Node to New Heights: https://lightningnetwork.plus/posts/564 Pro Membership holders get the following perks: 1. Start Premium Liquidity Swaps restricted to Prime nodes only (10+ positive reviews and 90%+ positive rating) 2. Appear on the top of the Liquidity Swaps index 3. Appear on the top of the Liquidity Pool index 4. Appear on the top in the Node Explorer 5. Appear in rotation on the front page of LN+ 6. Get a PRO tag everywhere your node appears 7. Support the development of LN+ 8. Continously get access to new features as they are released such as Pro node profile customization, Pro API features, and Pro Courses, etc.

“How Money and Banking Work & Why They’re Broken Today” by Lyn Alden #Bitcoin

🔑 Introduction to Bitcoin: The Keys