I have previously investigated Lightning Network by performing health checks to see which nodes are actually there. TL;DR is that 2/3 of the nodes are zombies. I guess you could call that a 67% attack against the Lightning Network, but it still works quite fine and payments are routed. …

Crouching Capacity, Hidden Balance Playing with Lightning sounds dangerous, but it is fun, and I’m still alive. So are most of my nodes and channels. I’ve built many experimental things on top of LN by now. “Learning by doing” is the path I prefer. One experiment I’ve been thinking of for a long time…

Just a followup to my Lightning Network routing FUD. I instantly got an explaining answer from ACINQ why their Eclair Wallet tried to send 800k payment through a 100k channel. It is quite understandable really, and points out that some parts of BOLT specifications may need some amendments. As i…

Lightning network has been growing rapidly lately. It is however still very much in its infancy and there are lots of misunderstandings and worries. The only thing that I consider is a real issue right now is the routing. The problems the network currently suffers from are huge, but luckily…