There's a gorgeous range of tools that visualize Lightning’s status and growth... here's an attempt to compile a few of them.
It turns out the internet's money can be overlaid on the world with great beauty:
A quick note off the top - if you run a Lightning node this is probably all old hat.
If you don’t, it may be reason to get one! Check out @getumbrel for the easiest way to get started.
Also, many nodes remain private, so everything below is just a portion of totals.
Feb 11, 2022 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
I’ve felt displaced amid several relationships of late.
You probably have too. We live in this time of deep politicization.
Why?
Because our society's values and institutions are either shifting or failing. Everyone can feel it, and it's unsettling.
Here's how to respond:
First: what's going on? it’s a human instinct to grab on more tightly to what we know.
Your world view is your anchor amid a shifting tide.
And many want to project their beliefs. They want more than an anchor - they want a battleship to stop the tide. But that won't work.
Feb 9, 2022 • 13 tweets • 6 min read
Do you believe Bitcoin will be the internet’s dominant currency? Then you need to know about Lightning Service Providers...
LSP's will make it possible to onboard billions to Bitcoin over the next decade.
The Lightning Economy is launching! Here’s what you need to know:
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First, full credit to @therealkingonly who coined the term Lightning Service Provider almost three years ago. Roy has shaped this space and could see well ahead of the curve.
Start this off with reading his intro to LSPs here:
"Bitcoin only helps right-wing, privileged, 'crypto bros'".
Um, no.
Bitcoin will disproportionately benefit Africa and the African people.
But don’t take my word for it - here’s a collection of amazing African leaders building a Bitcoin economy, and why they’re doing it:
Full credit and thanks to @ndesanjo for inspiring this thread through his insightful article here. Read it for an excellent intro summary.
We’ll get to remittances, but also purposefully leave them last. On to the builders!
In 2008, Satoshi Nakamoto published the white paper that introduced Bitcoin.
The paper’s opening paragraph proves that Bitcoin, measured against Satoshi’s aim, is a failure.
But that's about to change.
Here are 5 facts about the #LightningNetwork for newbies:
Satoshi's writing is clear:
Bitcoin was invented to be an electronic cash in need of no third party (like a bank). It would make digital transactions cheaper, safer and more effective.
