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12 sats \ 0 replies \ @g4ala OP 6 Oct 2021 \ on: The State Of The Lightning Network Behind The Curtains bitcoin
The TL:DR
- El Salvador bitcoin adoption, Twitter enabling BTC tipping through Lightning, and Paxful integrating Lightning, all in September, have propelled user adoption and payments activity in the network.
- Lightning payments volume doubled in September, while channel public capacity grew by 26%.
- The number of users with access to Lightning payments increased by 11,164% to 9.7 million users in September, compared to 87,000 in August.
- Lightning usage for personal transfers, including merchant payments and gift cards, grew by 122% in one month, while online services increased by 65%