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It's named network because you do not need a channel with every individual user. You have a channel with one or more LN servers, they in turn have connections w
by Natanael_L 9y ago
It's named network because you do not need a channel with every individual user. You have a channel with one or more LN servers, they in turn have connections with yet more servers.
As the other guy said, there only needs to exist a path of channels between you and the entity you're paying, and the payment will be routed through the network.