These quotes are less institutional than you asked for, but I figured I'd post what I found anyway:
“We’re seeing another wave of Bitcoin interest, largely driven by business and institutional adoption... It’s not fueled by hype. This year’s bank failures and bailouts have been a wake-up call, revealing the cracks of the traditional financial system and reminding us why Bitcoin is so important — it’s a secure path to a stronger and more transparent global economy."
Alex Leishman, CEO of River Financial
“The technology has evolved significantly over the last two years, driving an impressive 80% rise in the number of Lightning nodes during 2020. In the last month alone, the number of nodes grew by 7%, and 2021 will surely see a spectacular rise thanks to Bitcoin’s appreciation.”
“Not very long in the future, many gamers will be running nodes on their mobile device with zero cost of attention.”
“New services and layers being built over the Lightning Network, such as LSAT or RGB, promise incredible functionality to the gaming ecosystem — such as owner traceability, co-ownership, parental control and, overall, a much more flexible and powerful economy of users’ engagement in games.”
Carlos Borlado, CEO of Satoshi’s Games
“It’s getting easier and easier for consumers to run their own node at home with services like Umbrel, which you can connect to a wallet like Zap. For businesses, there are services like Voltage — a noncustodial hosted node — which we use at THNDR.”
“Most of the stacking sats websites and services pay users via Lightning, so the pay-outs can be small and incur near-zero fees. The user acquisition efforts of these services are focused on onboarding new users to Bitcoin. Potentially, sites where you earn BTC will be the first jumping-off point for someone new to Bitcoin.”
“I believe that Bitcoin is the only network that is truly decentralized money. The games we make at THNDR reward users with real money prizes, so Bitcoin is the obvious fit. Lightning also has the advantages of being almost instantly settled with near-zero fees. Both are important features for gaming.”
Jack Everitt, Founder of THNDR
“We are very excited to be partnering up with OpenNode to bring Bitcoin payments and payouts to our esports tournaments and eventually the esports industry as a whole. We are strong believers in pushing out Bitcoin [lightning] adoption and integration to our community and believe this is a big step toward achieving that.”
Sam Kijak, Founder of professional esports team Mazer Gaming
"The Lightning Network has the potential to transform the world of payments, making bitcoin more accessible, faster, and cheaper to use. Lightning is the scaling solution that brings bitcoin into the everyday lives of everyday people. Whether you're a business owner, investor, a bitcoin user, or just a curious person, the Lightning Network is worth paying attention to."
Martell Fox, COO of IBEX and Founder of Layer 4 Talent
"[The fee for sending 1 BTC across the Lightning Network is] equivalent to $0.84 to send $28,800 worth of value... which is a fee of 0.0029%."
James Check, lead analyst at Glassnode
