UPDATE: Closing all channels. Current fee situation caused by ordinals and brc-20 has affected my faith in lightning. I love the idea of bitcoin, and being self-sovereign, that was for me a key part of the bitcoin philosophy. But I have realised now that doesn't matter if you keep a well maintained and healthy node, at some point another incompetent noderunner will FC causing you a loss of hundreds of dollars if the mempool fees are >500 sat/vb. The more channels you have, the more likely is this to happen. This is the opposite of self sovereignty. One shouldn't be paying for the mistakes of others. Good luck to the fellow noderunners that keep going, you are an inspiration.

Low fees buddy Lightning node reached position #54 in Terminal! Looks like all the active management, adjusting fees, rebalancing etc. have paid off! If you have a well managed clearnet node without lots of recent force closures, you are welcome to open a channel to me. Happy routing! #nodestrich #noderunners https://amboss.space/node/037833d306842960f8e290445f475466952ac9ffbe5a281fe3bf4df6eebb35031b

Low fees buddy Lightning node reached position #50 in Terminal! Looks like all the active management, adjusting fees, rebalancing etc. have paid off! If you have a well managed clearnet node without lots of recent force closures, you are welcome to open a channel to me. Happy routing! #nodestrich #noderunners https://amboss.space/node/037833d306842960f8e290445f475466952ac9ffbe5a281fe3bf4df6eebb35031b

Low fees buddy Lightning node reached position #80 in Terminal! Looks like all the active management, adjusting fees, rebalancing etc. have paid off! If you have a well managed clearnet node without lots of recent force closures, you are welcome to open a channel to me. Or if over 1BTC total capacity send me a private message for a dual funded channel. Happy routing! #nodestrich #noderunners https://amboss.space/node/037833d306842960f8e290445f475466952ac9ffbe5a281fe3bf4df6eebb35031b

This is my node https://amboss.space/node/037833d306842960f8e290445f475466952ac9ffbe5a281fe3bf4df6eebb35031b

Sorry wrong url!! That’s djmeistro’ node lol

What are the nicest things you can buy right now with bitcoin / lightning? (Yes, apart from Nostr paid relays, zapping fellow nostriches, etc.). I know about bitrefill, normally I buy some Deliveroo or Just Eat gift card, but I feel like spending some of the btc profits in something a bit nicer than take away. Any ideas?

What about xfs?

Reference to Satoshi’s original message in the first block of Bitcoin.

https://apple.news/APnnCatf6Qn-mkGGE8cEByg

The Times 12/03/2023 Silicon Valley Bank: Multi-billion pound bailout for UK tech planned

Not your keys, not your crypto.

My channel to "🕊️ born to be free 🕊️" has finally closed. Farewell dude, thanks for the great routing, you'll be missed. #noderunner #nodestrich

Looking to open more lightning channels. Fellow #noderunner, if your total capacity is over 1 btc, have a clearnet connection, and adjust fees dynamically / rebalance, please contact me and we can open a dual funded channel. #lightning #nodestrich

Thanks mate, let us know how you got on!

Well, where are you sending those 3M to? If you just want to rebalance (destination = you) you'll need to find a circular route for those 3M that ends in your node, and each hop will charge forwarding fees, which will incur a cost. Opening a dual funded channel opens a balanced channel directly at 0 cost. with just one bos command.

Fantastic! I'll put aside 3M for you.

Most of my channels are 5M or lower, so how about 5M/6M? (2.5M or 3M each)?

https://amboss.space/node/037833d306842960f8e290445f475466952ac9ffbe5a281fe3bf4df6eebb35031b

How about a dual funded channel?

Looking to open more lightning channels. Fellow #noderunner, if your total capacity is over 1 btc, have a clearnet connection, and adjust fees dynamically / rebalance, please contact me and we can open a dual funded channel. #lightning #nodestrich