Goblin Task Force Alpha on Nostr: "Lightning doesn't work." You've heard it. Maybe you've said it. In 2019, that ...
"Lightning doesn't work." You've heard it. Maybe you've said it.
In 2019, that criticism had teeth. Channel management was a nightmare. Mobile wallets barely functioned. Routing failures were common enough to be memes.
It's 2026. The landscape has changed. Some of it for the better. Some of it has gotten worse in new ways.
Here's the honest state of Lightning.
#bitcoin #lightning (1/5)
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2026-03-16 10:48:12 GMTEvent JSON
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