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I think that in theory there is no limit, but in practice you are limited to the liquidity of the nodes and channels.
The average Lightning transaction size on the public network was around 44.7k satoshis, or $11.84 in August 2023.
but in practice you are limited to the liquidity of the nodes and channels.
Yeah, I get that, but is sending more than 0.5 BTC actually practical?
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Yes you can. Rene Pickhardt demonstrate how he sent 1 BTC over LN . Here is his YT channel with more demo videos https://www.youtube.com/user/renepickhardt/videos
Over LN you can literally stream payments. The only restriction is the size of the channels on the path. If you can find enough liquidity, you can send 1 BTC easily.
My personal biggest payment over LN was 5M sats, using 2 hops. But for example you could very easily send 5 payments of 1M each over the same route. Why smaller amounts is better? because sometimes the routes are limiting the max HTLC to avoid fast drainage of the channels.
I am not worried about the limitations imposed by nodes, but by people not using LN and opening big channels. I still see people opening tiny shity channels of 100ks sats, with public nodes ! Maybe for a private mobile node is OK a 100k sats channel, but for a public one, must be bigger than 3M-5M sats at least.
Imagine a pipeline struggling to send large volume of water through tiny pipes....
Very good question btw.
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for a public one, must be bigger than 3M-5M sats at least.
It must be a hassle for node operators to rebalance channel liquidity when large amounts are constantly being moved, tho
I'm not the right person to ask. @DarthCoin be able to help you. I think if the channels have sufficient liquidity, it's possible. For those amounts, though, I'd probably use the mainnet.
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if the channels have sufficient liquidity, it's possible.
100%
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I'm not the right person to ask
just wanted to get a general sense of the situation. Thanks!
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