Block: #920117 - October 2025

The Monthly Thunderbolt Dispatch on Bitcoin layers two innovations, aggregating the Best posts about the ~Lightning Network and others Bitcoin L2 solution- Exclusively on Stacker.News

It's that time of the month, time to catch up with the latest features and trends that are shaping the future of Bitcoin—the very first and most commented insights from around SN cypherspace. Every issue arrives with expert analysis, in-depth interview, and breaking news of the most significant advancements in the Bitcoin layer two solutions.

Now let's focus on the top five items for each category, an electrifying selection that hope you'll be able to read before next edition.

Happy Zapping!

Top ~Lightning postsTop ~Lightning posts

Most zapranked posts this month:

1. “Toxic Lightning Maximalist” actually a thing? Looking for a definition... by Car
   944 sats \ 24 comments \ 1 Oct

2. 🚨🚨BREAKING: Stacker News' @ek to speak at bitcoin++ by @Scoresby
   2605 sats \ 34 comments \ 26 Sep

3. Would you pay to be able email someone? by @Scoresby
   679 sats \ 33 comments \ 21 Sep

4. My demo from PlebLab Mexico: ShockWallet and Lightning.Pub featuring CLINK by @justin_shocknet
   3877 sats \ 29 comments \ 19 Oct

5. NVK: Lightning does not work for any meaningful value without custodians by @Scoresby
   485 sats \ 41 comments \ 23 Sep

Top posts by commentsTop posts by comments

Excluding the ones already mentioned above, you can see them all here (excluding those already listed above):

1. I just opened a Lightning channel to SN. I like supporting the best LN services by @NEEDcreations
   1559 sats \ 47 comments \ 18 Oct

2. Would you pay to be able email someone? by @Scoresby
   679 sats \ 33 comments \ 21 Sep

3. ⚡Breez Spark Wallet (example) by @isolabellart
   468 sats \ 32 comments \ 30 Sep

4. Nostr-based static CLINK Offers, now with Blinded Paths on LND by @justin_shocknet
   2313 sats \ 30 comments \ 4 Oct

5. Receiving Ocean payouts - own node bolt12 by @BeeRye
   844 sats \ 30 comments \ 28 Sep

Top ~Lightning BoostsTop ~Lightning Boosts

Check them all here.

1. Wallet of Satoshi is available in the US but balances & transactions are public by @k00b
   3239 sats \ 10k boost \ 32 comments \ 8 Oct

Don't miss...Don't miss...

THE ONLY CHALLENGE I HAD WITH SN AS A NEW USER by @Sandman

Had a little play on ShockWallet by Justin Shocknet by @nelom

lightning onramp to payment UX discussion by @usernameisJim

NLightning: A robust and efficient C# implementation of Lightning for dotNet by @Scoresby

phoenixd-dashboard: Streamline your Lightning Network operations by @supratic

Alby Hub Routing Stats by @Undisciplined

Does Wallet of Satoshi make all users balances public via Spark? by @Scoresby

Disclosure: Eclair Preimage Extraction Exploit by @k00b

Cashu is not Bitcoin debate happening now by @nelom

Everything Rene Pickhardt knows about Routing and Liquidity on the LN by @Lux

Issue onbaording Apple IPhone user to Coinos.io by @Wumbo

Top Lightning posts outside ~LightningTop Lightning posts outside ~Lightning

This month best posts about the Lightning Network outside ~Lightning territory:

1. List of lightning CVEs by @ek
   721 sats \ 9 comments \ 24 Sep in ~security

2. lightning++: day one livestream by @niftynei9
   2603 sats \ 8 comments \ 3 Oct in ~bitdevs

3. Challenges of Building a Non-Custodial Lightning App by @ek
   3490 sats \ 26 comments \ 3 Oct in ~meta

4. How Does Lightning Authentication Work? by @spiderman
   307 sats \ 3 comments \ 6 Oct in ~bitcoin_beginners

5. Building Lightswap — Why I Decided We Need to Build a Lightning Wallet by @stackingharder
   494 sats \ 18 comments \ 28 Sep in ~builders

6. Why does Lightning keep logs? It would be unacceptable for Tor to keep logs.
   424 sats \ 2 comments \ @standardcrypto 9 Oct in ~bitcoin

7. E A R L Y D A Y S with Muzz of Lightning Ventures by @PlebLab
   718 sats \ 2 comments \ 30 Sep in ~builders

8. Is it advantageous for merchants to receive payments via the Lightning Network? by @supratic
   538 sats \ 13 comments \ 16 Oct in ~AGORA

9. Bitcoin Lightning Wallets as Abstracted Accounts by @satsbridge
   428 sats \ 2 comments \ 21 Sep in ~bitcoin

10. Guide for setting up LN URL auth log in? by @siggy47
    774 sats \ 30 comments \ 10 Oct in ~bitcoin

Thank you to all ⚡️contributorsThank you to all ⚡️contributors

Top 5 by postsTop 5 by posts

Zap split distributed accordingly to first 2

• @supratic: 25
• @Scoresby: 10
• @0xbitcoiner: 9
• @88b0c423eb: 5
• @justin_shocknet: 2
• @k00b: 2
• @Sandman: 2

Top 10 conversation kickersTop 10 conversation kickers

By number of comments _{Zap split distributed accordingly to first 3}

• @DarthCoin: 89
• @ek: 59
• @justin_shocknet: 53
• @needcreations: 29
• @Scoresby: 26
• @supratic: 23
• @BeeRye: 23
• @undisciplined: 19
• @0xbitcoiner: 18
• @blokchainb: 16
• @siggy47: 16
• @k00b: 15

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