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21 sats \ 2 replies \ @kilianbuhn 10 Dec \ parent \ on: why is my local balance changing without purpose lightning
The commit fees are changing.
makes sense but is so unintuitive for people who think of Lightning like a balance 😂
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9 sats \ 1 reply \ @DarthCoin 10 Dec
Yes and that is not all LOL. We have channel reserves, that not all wallets are displaying it correctly. We have anchor reserves also. We have buffer reserves... We have commit fees fluctuating LOL I wonder what more "fees" we will have in 2025 and beyond 😂😂😂 Can't we just have a single % for everything, clear and displayed so all users can understand it?
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @ZezzebbulTheMysterious 11 Dec
One thing I would add is if you prefer a 'stable' balance, use CLN. CLN will account for every sat in channels, but not on chain conditions. LND will account for on chain conditions, but it makes it hard to observe the absolute balance of your wallet from RTL or Thunderhub. I believe this is also due to the need for LND to produce anchor outputs, this is still experimental opt-in CLN so your balance should only have changes related to new channels or channel fees, or closes.
For example, this makes it easier to observe total routing fees from an absolute balance in RTL/CLN vs Thunderhub/LND.
Both nodes have their trade offs for UX; Your sats are safe either way, but both pieces of software behave differently.
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