Lightning isn't as decentralized as Bitcoin.
And that's okay
Every payment network faces a trade-off between:
• Decentralization, Speed, Cost, User experience
Lightning sacrifices some decentralization at the routing layer to achieve instant, near-free global payments.
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LN Liquidity: Concentrated
The network topology shows several highly connected routing hubs.
This improves payment reliability and efficiency, but it also concentrates liquidity in larger nodes.
Lightning naturally evolves toward a hub-and-spoke structure.
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LN Infrastructure: A bit centralized
Much of the Lightning capacity is held by four companies. However, these companies do not control Lightning, but many operators rely on their infrastructure. This is necessary for payments. It's a solid compromise
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LN Node distribution
Lightning has thousands of independently operated nodes spread across North America, Europe, and Asia.
No single operator controls the network.
This is a major decentralization advantage compared to many networks
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🚨BREAKING: Vitalik Buterin announces that
“The original vision for L2s and their role in Ethereum no longer makes sense”
He says “there’s a need for a new path forward for the network”following ETH gas fees dropping to their lowest point ever.
🚨BREAKING: Vitalik Buterin announces that
“The original vision for L2s and their role in Ethereum no longer makes sense”
He says “there’s a need for a new path forward for the network”following ETH gas fees dropping to their lowest point ever.