⚡️FLASHBACK: On Jan 19, 2019, Hodlonaut started the "Lightning Torch," a test of Bitcoin’s Lightning Network. Starting with 100k sats, each participant added 10k sats before passing it on. It reached nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m, nostr:npub1cn4t4cd78nm900qc2hhqte5aa8c9njm6qkfzw95tszufwcwtcnsq7g3vle and 150 others.
The Lightning Torch was a powerful demonstration of #Bitcoin’s Lightning Network and its potential for instant, low-cost transactions. It proved Bitcoin’s scalability while uniting the community. Five years later, Lightning keeps growing, and Bitcoin’s dominance is stronger than ever.