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It needs changes to usage patterns, similar to segwit. 99% of people won't be able to run their own nodes, so a huge amount of infrastructure and services need
by shawabawa3 9y ago
It needs changes to usage patterns, similar to segwit.
99% of people won't be able to run their own nodes, so a huge amount of infrastructure and services needs to built around it before it's useful for more than a few percent of people.
I'd guess in a years time we'll still be hearing about how lightning will save us from fees soon
- quadcore 9y ago99% of people won't be able to run their own nodes Can you elaborate on this please. Why is that? Sorry for my lack of technical knowledge.
- keymone 9y agoall LN needs is segwit address, which is single tx if your BTC is still in legacy address. > 99% of people won't be able to run their own nodes 99% don't need to run full nodes, they can (and mostly do) use SPV wallets. full nodes are important to network connectivity, but running a full node right now is not expensive - i run one on rpi3.