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@ HODLR
2025-02-21 09:14:28
`Block:` **`#884692`** `- Feb 2025`
**The Monthly Thunderbolt Dispatch On LN innovations with the Best posts about the Lightning Network - Exclusively on [Stacker.News](https://Stacker.News/r/HODLR)**
Catch up with the latest features of the events and trends that are shaping the future of the Lightning Network. Each issue covers the latest and greatest advancements and trends dictating the future of the Lightning Network-the very first and most commented insights from around the LN world. In every issuance arrives expert analysis, in-depth interview, and breaking news of the most significant advancements in the Bitcoin Lightning Network.
[Subscribe](https://stacker.news/HODLR/r/HODLR) and make sure you don’t miss anything about the [~Lightning](https://stacker.news/~Lightning/r/HODLR) Revolution!
Now let's focus on the top five items for each category, an electrifying selection that hope you'll be able to read before next edition.
Happy Zapping!
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[Top ~Lightning posts](https://stacker.news/items/892798/r/HODLR#top-lightning-posts)
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Most _zapranked_ posts this month:
1. > [Mullvad VPN adds Lightning payments](https://stacker.news/items/860958/r/HODLR) by [@megaptera](https://stacker.news/megaptera/r/HODLR) 3335 sats \\ 29 comments \\ 23 Jan on [`~lightning`](https://stacker.news/~lightning/r/HODLR/)
2. > [Breez has raised $5M to bring bitcoin payments to every app ⚡️](https://stacker.news/items/861328/r/HODLR) by [@\_ds](https://stacker.news/_ds/r/HODLR) 3214 sats \\ 4 comments \\ 23 Jan on [`~lightning`](https://stacker.news/~lightning/r/HODLR/)
3. > [Phoenix Wallet Privacy TradeOffs](https://stacker.news/items/864262/r/HODLR) by [@02b58a1376](https://stacker.news/02b58a1376/r/HODLR) 614 sats \\ 17 comments \\ 26 Jan on [`~lightning`](https://stacker.news/~lightning/r/HODLR/)
4. > [LSP Inbound channels fees](https://stacker.news/items/890432/r/HODLR) by [@DarthCoin](https://stacker.news/DarthCoin/r/HODLR) 3942 sats \\ 17 comments \\ 19 Feb on [`~lightning`](https://stacker.news/~lightning/r/HODLR/)
5. > [Lightning: Three-Dimensional Liquidity Swaps (3DLS) | by Massimo Musumeci](https://stacker.news/items/878508/r/HODLR) by [@DarthCoin](https://stacker.news/DarthCoin/r/HODLR) 2613 sats \\ 20 comments \\ 7 Feb on [`~lightning`](https://stacker.news/~lightning/r/HODLR/)
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[Top posts by comments](https://stacker.news/items/892798/r/HODLR#top-posts-by-comments)
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This month we replaced the top posts by sats with these most commented posts (excluding those already listed above):
1. > [How do i know that 'social media' accounts and posts... aren't mostly Bots?](https://stacker.news/items/872532/r/HODLR) by [@028559d218](https://stacker.news/028559d218/r/HODLR) 1293 sats \\ 44 comments \\ 2 Feb on [`~lightning`](https://stacker.news/~lightning/r/HODLR/)
2. > [Brave new world - Lightning Network](https://stacker.news/items/880028/r/HODLR) by [@LibertasBR](https://stacker.news/LibertasBR/r/HODLR) 1137 sats \\ 22 comments \\ 9 Feb on [`~lightning`](https://stacker.news/~lightning/r/HODLR/)
3. > [CC thoughts](https://stacker.news/items/862395/r/HODLR) by [@dingding541](https://stacker.news/dingding541/r/HODLR) 378 sats \\ 18 comments \\ 24 Jan on [`~lightning`](https://stacker.news/~lightning/r/HODLR/)
4. > [Pretty visualization of the lightning network](https://stacker.news/items/875224/r/HODLR) by [@k00b](https://stacker.news/k00b/r/HODLR) 703 sats \\ 15 comments \\ 4 Feb on [`~lightning`](https://stacker.news/~lightning/r/HODLR/)
5. > [Comparison of Bitcoin Lightning Wallets](https://stacker.news/items/885671/r/HODLR) by [@0xbitcoiner](https://stacker.news/0xbitcoiner/r/HODLR) 1000 sats \\ 13 comments \\ 14 Feb on [`~lightning`](https://stacker.news/~lightning/r/HODLR/)
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[Top ~Lightning Boosts](https://stacker.news/items/892798/r/HODLR#top-lightning-boosts)
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Check them all [here](https://stacker.news/~lightning/top/boosts/forever/r/HODLR?by=boost).
1. > [Amboss CEO On Growth Of The Lightning Network, Tether (USDT) On Lightning](https://stacker.news/items/889924/r/HODLR) by [@Jestopher\_BTC](https://stacker.news/Jestopher_BTC/r/HODLR) 577 sats \\ 20k boost \\ 10 comments \\ 19 Feb on [`~lightning`](https://stacker.news/~lightning/r/HODLR/)
2. > [Building Self Custody Lightning in 2025](https://stacker.news/items/860385/r/HODLR) by [@k00b](https://stacker.news/k00b/r/HODLR) 2293 sats \\ 10k boost \\ 8 comments \\ 23 Jan on [`~lightning`](https://stacker.news/~lightning/r/HODLR/)
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[Top Lightning posts outside ~Lightning](https://stacker.news/items/892798/r/HODLR#top-lightning-posts-outside-lightning)
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This month best posts about the Lightning Network outside [~Lightning](/~Lightning) territory:
1. > [Tether is back on Bitcoin - Lightning Dominance Is Just Starting](https://stacker.news/items/870457/r/HODLR) by [@dickiegreenlead](https://stacker.news/dickiegreenlead/r/HODLR) 2993 sats \\ 20k boost \\ 50 comments \\ 31 Jan on [`~bitcoin`](https://stacker.news/~bitcoin/r/HODLR/)
2. > [Start9 Core Lightning node as Stacker.News wallet - Solution](https://stacker.news/items/863903/r/HODLR) [@Lumor](https://stacker.news/Lumor/r/HODLR) 1471 sats \\ 19 comments \\ 26 Jan on [`~meta`](https://stacker.news/~meta/r/HODLR/)
3. > [SN is a badass use case for noncustodial lightning](https://stacker.news/items/891098/r/HODLR) by [@Fiatrevelation](https://stacker.news/Fiatrevelation/r/HODLR) 1834 sats \\ 13 comments \\ 20 Feb on [`~meta`](https://stacker.news/~meta/r/HODLR/)
4. > [🚀 New Geocaching Meets Lightning App ⚡](https://stacker.news/items/891331/r/HODLR) by [@questforsats](https://stacker.news/questforsats/r/HODLR) 1776 sats \\ 170k boost \\ 45 comments \\ 20 Feb on [`~builders`](https://stacker.news/~builders/r/HODLR/)
5. > [Fake Channels Are Real: Client-Side-Validated Lightning Is Easier Than You Think](https://stacker.news/items/863991/r/HODLR) by [@petertodd](https://stacker.news/petertodd/r/HODLR) 4379 sats \\ 7 comments \\ 26 Jan on [`~bitdevs`](https://stacker.news/~bitdevs/r/HODLR/)
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[Forever top ~Lightning posts](https://stacker.news/items/892798/r/HODLR#forever-top-lightning-posts)
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_La crème de la crème_... check them all [here](https://stacker.news/~lightning/top/posts/forever/r/HODLR). something has changed at #2, #3, #4 and #5! This means old posts get still zaps... well done zappers 💪
1. > [Lightning Wallets: Self-Custody Despite Poor Network - Apps Tested in Zimbabwe](https://stacker.news/items/403662/r/HODLR) by [@anita](https://stacker.news/anita/r/HODLR) 72.8k sats \\ 38 comments \\ 28 Jan 2024 on [`~lightning`](https://stacker.news/~lightning/r/HODLR/)
2. > [Dissection of a force-close that already cost me 140k sats](https://stacker.news/items/372294/r/HODLR) by [@C\_Otto](https://stacker.news/C_Otto/r/HODLR) 10.2k sats \\ 21 comments \\ 31 Dec 2023 on [`~lightning`](https://stacker.news/~lightning/r/HODLR/)
3. > [nifty's process for getting base58.school a LNURL](https://stacker.news/items/400189/r/HODLR) by [@niftynei](https://stacker.news/niftynei/r/HODLR) 9283 sats \\ 18 comments \\ 25 Jan 2024 on [`~lightning`](https://stacker.news/~lightning/r/HODLR/)
4. > [Node xmrk closing down - for now at least](https://stacker.news/items/414232/r/HODLR) by [@kr](https://stacker.news/kr/r/HODLR) 5528 sats \\ 23 comments \\ 6 Jan 2024 on [`~lightning`](https://stacker.news/~lightning/r/HODLR/)
5. > [High fee rates help node runners make better decisions](https://stacker.news/items/370164/r/HODLR) by [@C\_Otto](https://stacker.news/C_Otto/r/HODLR) 6818 sats \\ 16 comments \\ 29 Dec 2023 on [`~lightning`](https://stacker.news/~lightning/r/HODLR/)
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[Forever top Lightning posts outside ~Lightning](https://stacker.news/items/892798/r/HODLR#forever-top-lightning-posts-outside-lightning)
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Nothing changed here since last month! When I'll see all the post below, posted on the [~Lightning](https://stacker.news/~Lightning/r/HODLR) territory I'll be happier :)
1. > [Rethinking Lightning](https://stacker.news/items/379225/r/HODLR/) by [@benthecarman](https://stacker.news/benthecarman/r/HODLR) with 51.6k sats \\ 137 comments \\ 6 Jan 2024 on [`~bitcoin`](https://stacker.news/~bitcoin/r/HODLR/)
2. > [Zaplocker.com: a non-custodial lightning address server (no node needed!)](https://stacker.news/items/234331/r/HODLR/) by [@supertestnet](https://stacker.newshttps://stacker.news/supertestnet/r/HODLR) with 16.4k sats \\ 57 comments \\ 24 Aug 2023 on [`~bitcoin`](https://stacker.news/~bitcoin/r/HODLR/)
3. > [Lightning Prediction Market MVP - delphi.market](https://stacker.news/items/337637/r/HODLR/) by [@ek](https://stacker.news/ek/r/HODLR) with 34.1k sats \\ 59 comments \\ 4 Dec 2023 on [`~bitcoin`](https://stacker.news/~bitcoin/r/HODLR/)
4. > [Lightning Everywhere](https://stacker.news/items/213347/r/HODLR/) by [@TonyGiorgio](https://stacker.news/TonyGiorgio/r/HODLR) with 12k sats \\ 27 comments \\ 24 Jul 2023 on [`~bitcoin`](https://stacker.news/~bitcoin/r/HODLR/)
5. > [I'm Calle, a Physicist and Programmer who fell in love with Lightning - AMA](https://stacker.news/items/109473/r/HODLR/) by [@calle](https://stacker.news/calle/r/HODLR) with 110.7k sats \\ 79 comments \\ 20 Dec 2022 on [`~bitcoin`](https://stacker.news/~bitcoin/r/HODLR/)
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