Bitcoin Lightning Network

Comments discuss the Bitcoin Lightning Network as a layer-2 solution to address Bitcoin's scalability issues like slow transactions and high fees, debating its effectiveness, implementation, and suitability for micropayments and everyday use.

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yownie β€’ Nov 18, 2021 β€’ View on HN

take a look at Bitcoins Lightning network sometime, you'd be surprised.

Triv888 β€’ Feb 28, 2021 β€’ View on HN

Isnt that one thing that the lightning network can solve?

ric2b β€’ Jan 11, 2022 β€’ View on HN

Bitcoin does this with the Lightning Network.

swinglock β€’ Jul 19, 2025 β€’ View on HN

They built the lightning network, it's meant for this use case.

culi β€’ Oct 8, 2023 β€’ View on HN

Depends on the currency. For Bitcoin, that's what the lightning network is *trying* to fix

longitudinal93 β€’ Feb 10, 2024 β€’ View on HN

Bitcoin Lightning is entirely suited to this use case

RedNifre β€’ Oct 17, 2022 β€’ View on HN

Bitcoin's Lightning network solves this issue.

martinohansen β€’ Sep 5, 2025 β€’ View on HN

Isn’t the lightning network solving the slowness and high fees problem?

seanw444 β€’ Sep 8, 2021 β€’ View on HN

Isn't this the reason for the Lightning network layer?

grubles β€’ Jun 6, 2015 β€’ View on HN

Have you heard of Lightning[0]?[0]https://lightning.network/