I would like to have a discussion with Lightning node operators.

I currently have three Lightning nodes myself:

1. **Loudplow** – A small Lightning Core node, essentially just to receive my mining rewards from Ocean. Just enough channels to ensure this payment goes through every day.

2. **Bitcoin SilverFox** – Up until now, a combined usage and routing node. Connected to Alby and works perfectly for private use. Routes okay, but nothing extraordinary. I’m thinking that in time, it will become an account primarily for my incoming and outgoing payments, a sort of personal bank. There will be routing on this one too, but it won't be the focus.

3. **AlphaFox** – A pure routing node. Brand new, and this is probably the one I'm most excited about. The goal is 1% ROI, but the first milestone is just to break even. So far, the channels on this one are around 5 million Sats and i have 7 channels open at the moment.

Instead of using Magma or similar to pay for inbound liquidity, I have emptied channels via Boltz and sent funds to my Liquid account to decide whether to forward to a cold wallet or return them to open new channels. I think this is a relatively good method to achieve a private transfer between my accounts.

My question to you is: How do you do this? Are you making a profit?

I have used autofee and autorebalance, but I find it difficult to get it working well. Maybe it is better to have fewer channels and do it manually?

#Bitcoin #LightningNetwork #NodeRunner #PlebChain #AskNostr #LightningRouting

Bitcoin is quietly becoming a reserve asset.

Nation-states are already adapting.

This trend is unlikely to reverse.

I used Ledn this time, but have good experience with Xapobank as well.

Just pulled a mini-Michael Saylor move with my one-man company:

• Collateralized my BTC

• Borrowed USD

• Bought a new miner

• And oops… "accidentally" stacked even more sats with the leftovers into the company treasury wallet

Now officially running a one-man Bitcoin Treasury Company ₿

There are no brakes on this train. 🚂

#Bitcoin #StrategyForSingles

I find it both fascinating and surprising how much of the publishing world (including posts and podcasts) is increasingly synchronized daily, with ideas starting with a thought leader on one end of the world and ending with a poll among the people on the other within 24 hours. I admire people who take the time to breed their own ideas to fruition. And I need to remind myself to be more critical of what I read, even if it sounds compelling at first: do I really want to read, digest, and adopt it? Or do I let it pass?

node facts: ~ 2.5 txs per minute the past 7 days 😳

GM. The redllight therapy continues. Body feels quite healthy again.

I moved places, feel free to come by 😂😂

Buy #Bitcoin.

GM Freaks!

I'll try. It's been difficult.

missing skateboarding rn

Bitcoin: The Calm Before the Storm

Bitcoin climbed from $15,000 to $125,000 — all while battling elevated interest rates, Operation Chokepoint 2.0, and quantitative tightening.

Against every headwind, it soared.

Then came the whales.

They unloaded thousands of coins near the $100,000 mark, right on cue — just as the four-year cycle predicted. October felt like the top.

Sentiment flipped.

Now? Utter despair.

Bitcoin Twitter yawns. Influencers call it a bear market.

The crowd is bored. The dream feels over.

But quietly, the tides are shifting.

The Fed is cutting rates and end QT on December 1, 2025.

The U.S. President and his inner circle reportedly hold massive Bitcoin positions.

And AI, the greatest technological leap of our era, is injecting deflationary pressure across the system.

Connect the dots.

Just as $15,000 became the floor, $100,000 is shaping up to be the new one.

The next leg up won’t be a rally — it’ll be an awakening.

Massive upside is coming.

Hold on tight.

Stay humble and stack sats.

"Is there a perfect world?"

Totally agree. I guess living in the future is sometimes a real pain in the ass. Especially seeing so many people getting left behind.😅

I still can’t get my head around it that most of the people still trust in institutions like the fed anyway. They getting slammed for higher prices for decades damn it