217 sats \ 0 replies \ @tomlaies 31 Dec 2022 \ on: Same Channel to Pay different people in LN bitcoin
Can I open a new channel, left it open and use it multiple times to pay other people?
Yes
I know that if there’s any kind of connection (through channels) between the person I opened the channel with and the new person I can pay the new receiver recycling the old channel.
Yes
But there’s any way to use the same channel to pay multiple people or I just have to open a new channel for each payment to different person and pay the fees?
No, you can use the same channel multiple times for everybody on the Lightning Network whenever you want
I know I can avoid this with non-custodial wallet but I would like to do this while owning my own Bitcoin
Yes, you can do this with your own node if you want
Also, can I avoid the fees by running my own node?
The fees on the Lightning Network are very low. And there are many people having zero-fee channels, you can specifically open your channels to those people if you want
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