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Maybe it's my bubble. Maybe it's my observation bias. But it seems like the Lightning Network over the last few months has seen a huge increase in interest.

Idk I'm too in it, but I've been hearing this.

IMHO seems triggered by nostr/jack and they're discovering related services.

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I wouldn't say "breakout"

It IS getting easier to use & more people are using it. I think it will be tested in the next bull run

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What defining factors would you look for to classify it as "breaking out"?

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I think there are 5 or 6k BTC locked up on lightning at the moment. Its been growing pretty consistently which is great. I guess it would be when much more BTC is put into lightning & a lot more businesses are accepting it as a payment

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Cool. That makes sense to me.

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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @u 2 Feb 2023

A Cambrian Explosion, if you will

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LN channels and capacity have been relatively stable over past month. The real breakout started in Spring 2021. https://i.postimg.cc/YCgXyNZp/Screenshot-2023-02-02-at-12-55-19-Lightning-Network-Capacity.png

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Interesting. I really should jump into the actual data.

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I think that simply LN ecosystem is maturing.

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there does seem to be more ways to get free sats on lightning lately, and more places to spend them.

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Circular sats, baby

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The Great Shitcoin Purge slowly show the results...

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