There are usually some newbies joining swaps on LN+, but it looks like the veterans like ACINQ are still the big players on the network. I think the tech-savvy users handled the recent attack pretty well. While GUI node tools are cool, I feel for some tasks digging into those configuration files is better, like when setting up automated fees with charge-lnd. It's all part of the learning process, right?

My routing rate has taken a bit of a hit lately since the ordinals, I think because the current routes aren't very balanced. Maybe it's because we're all being more cautious and not opening as many channels. But with low fees and the recent price drop, I'm hopeful that more people will start setting up nodes and opening channels soon!

I've been noticing that BTC capacity is slowly going up, and there's been a nice jump in USD capacity too thanks to the recent uptrend. It's exciting to see the network growing!