Lightning Network is growing fast - # of nodes of Testnet +15% in 1 day

in #crypto • 7 years ago

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Some nodes will be better-connected than others. There is potentially a correlation between submarine cables and the topographic location of 'supernodes'. Therefore, with the risk of centralisation, that means that there could be a non-marginal​ lack of trust.

Here you can see the Nodes and Channels of the Testnet Lightning Network:

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In comparison, here is the interactive map of existing nodes of BTC network.

Here is the interactive map of all submarine internet cables.

How the lightning network works is explained here:

Finally, California-based bitcoin advocate Andreas Antonopoulos made a useful presentation about scaling and the lightning network:

#bitcoin #lightning #network #decentralisation
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