📣 Announcing LDK Node
LDK Node is a ready-2-go #bitcoin #Lightning⚡️ node library built using lightning dev kit & bitcoin dev kit. Provides a straightforward interface & an integrated wallet, enabling you to quickly & easily set up a self-custodial LN node:
There are limits in terms of hardware you own to run your node. You have to store channel states and process htlcs. But the total max tx grows with the number of nodes on the network and not limited by a single node because you don’t store everyone’s txs.
However, there is a limit to the number of nodes and channels you can have because you have to open those channels on-chain. It’s a very high limit, but still.
Overall, we probably can serve if not all the world’s needs on LN, probably a large portion of it.
Further scaling can be achieved with LN running on sidechains like Liquid and creating submarine swaps between the two LNs. Liquid’s block size can be increased as needed as well. Different risk level, but would work for most uses like buying a drink on a beach.
Cheers!🍹
📣 Introducing the New Boltz Web App:
An all-new web app, bringing together Liquid, #Bitcoin mainchain and #Lightning⚡️ swaps under one roof, enabling swaps to taproot addresses & more
https://blog.boltz.exchange/p/introducing-our-new-boltz-web-app
🆕 I added a small feature update: If you're signed in and visit any node profile, you can see personalized information on how the node is related to your node. Hope you find it useful!
https://lightningnetwork.plus/nodes
I'm welcoming recommendations on how to improve this section. 
🦾 How open #AI wins with the help of #bitcoin #lightning⚡️ and #nostr🪽
Binance entered the #lightning chat: https://lightningnetwork.plus/nodes/03a1f3afd646d77bdaf545cceaf079bab6057eae52c6319b63b5803d0989d6a72f
Here are 193 #nostr users who run #bitcoin #lightning nodes: https://lightningnetwork.plus/nostr_nodes
What's your citadel? Pick your #bitcoin #lightning node profile background! https://lightningnetwork.plus/posts/407
The latest Taproot Assets Protocol unlocks the full potential of the #bitcoin scripting language for Taproot Assets, enabling developers to build constructions like multi-sign wallets & hash time lock contracts for these new assets: https://lightning.engineering/posts/2023-06-14-virtual-psbt/ 
#Bitcoin Is unbreakable: Much ado about ordinals, inscriptions, and BRC-20 by @Breez_Tech
🆕 BitMask Wallet: Access Bitcoin Finance, NFTs (UDAs) and more using #RGB protocol, with full financial sovereignty enabled through our taproot-enabled #Bitcoin and #LightningNetwork wallet.
https://beta.bitmask.app https://nostr.build/i/68a8d8539658386d53f922d69cf422469bf383b5167eda0e0ebbf4fa1e85f080.webp
Is it just me or images uploaded with Damus don’t load?
Interesting fact: The #LightningNetwork can run on altcoins. In fact Litecoin and Decred already implemented it and other coins are also trying various versions. However, #Bitcoin’s LN is way ahead of alts with ~18K public nodes. 
We are all Satoshi 
#Bitcoin 2023: Open Source Stage - Day 1
Stage 1: WTF is #Bitcoin
Stage 2: Bitcoin isn’t real money
Stage 3: I can profit from Bitcoin
Stage 4: Bitcoin is the ONLY real money
Stage 5: It’s NOT about the money
What stage are you in?
🇺🇸 2024 US Presidential Candidate Robert Kennedy Jr accepts #bitcoin #lightning⚡️ donations through OpenNode's service: https://www.kennedy24.com/donate 👏 
13 years ago Hanyecz Laszlo, a Hungarian born, Floridian computer programmer purchased two Papa John’s pizzas for 10,000 bitcoins. This act is considered to be the first #bitcoin purchase and celebrated as the #BitcoinPizza🍕 Day! Have a good one! 
#Bitcoin #Lightning⚡️ stores for gifts cards 🎁, phone top up 📲 and virtual credit cards🪪: https://lightningnetwork.plus/categories/10 