That's a good point. We definitely are seeing an uptick in Lightning Network related posts. In my opinion, it should be a separate child board of Bitcoin > Development & Technical Discussion. Here are my reasons -

• It should be included on this board because it is definitely very related to Bitcoin and very much a technical discussion so far.
• Lightning is a 'Layer-2' solution. There are various implementations, its own standards, etc. It is good to separate it out.
• Its success affects Bitcoin, but only tangentially. There can be another standard that might (theoretically) prove to be better a year from now.
• There is a lot of misinformation and propaganda against it as well. It is good to have a dedicated place where more knowledgeable members can educate and share their knowledge and expertise with those who know less.

Lightning is going to be a very important development for Bitcoin over the coming months/years. I think this forum needs to be prepared for handling the information around it appropriately.

I’d love to see dedicated subforum to learn about LN, free from FUD and pointless shilling. It’s very important to understand baseline limitations and advantages of the tech, for me at least.

https://www.ethnews.com/lightning-network-users-report-losing-bitcoin-due-to-bugs

How legit is this?

Apparently some people reported loss of funds. Im not surprised to find out about this since the developers have warned about how the software is still in very early versions but I didn't see this mentioned here I think, and I didn't see this on reddit as far as I can find.


Looks like a pretty small subreddit, I also didn't see about that there.

I believe there is no need for a subforum on the Lightning Network. Not yet. Because if the mods make yet another subforum, then the newbies will only start ignoring it simply for being isolated. It is better for Lightning threads to be in the open and be more welcoming and accessible to the newbies. They might learn something.

I don't think blockstream is pushing the lightning network in a way that's nonsensical due it's early stages. They have set up a shop that only sells small items like stickets and t-shirts and so on for a reason: so in case something goes wrong, there isn't a big loss of funds.

The total amount of money held in the network is very small, I don't think people are being reckless, must people involved in this early stage knows that if you lose any funds, it comes with the territory of wanting to be a pioneer. Someone has to do it so the bugs show up and they can be fixed.

I too think it would have been reasonable to have a subforum for Lightning. It is a paradigm change as far as feature additions to bitcoin are concerned. Its success mostly depends on the network effect it'll garner.
In fact, the forum is probably one of the places where having widespread adoption from individuals could contribute a lot to the success of LN.

I am just going to use this thread now to bump a topic i started with the intention to discuss ideas on how we as a community can rally to make sure SegWit and LN have the desired effect. For your considerations: Thoughts on Supporting SegWit/LN and not Big blocks.

Sorry if someone's a BCH fan as I am not sold on its merits and claim to the legacy.

Very interesting and (seems to me) apolitical article.

RE "adoption of Segwit" I would point out that certain uses, such as paper wallets, really do best with traditional "legacy addresses." Number of reasons for that but I think they are self evident.

RE LN Segwit, although clearly Segwit is a part of the Bitcoin modified algorithm LN is not. LN is as separate from bitcoin as a horse and it's rider.