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"content": "Lightning Network 2025 Stats: Year in Review ⚡️📊\n\nAcross metrics, Lightning showed robust growth with all the hallmarks of health and strength with its expansion.\n\n2025 set a solid foundation for Bitcoin's MoE proliferation in the years ahead.\n\nLet the data show you👇\nhttps://image.nostr.build/5028526ea71d1795dfd958d31f862ad15e76be5da84ad292f71a97dc8992203b.jpg\n\n1/ Lightning Capacity ATH\nMore Bitcoin is moving onto the #LightningNetwork.\n\nCapacity contracted in early 2025, then reversed in August to close the year at record highs.\n\nUsers continued committing BTC to Lightning, countering downward BTC price pressure.\nhttps://image.nostr.build/2c57adae3e4e02ac596982e37a956cdac70a92e812f49392de8c4a250f648c70.jpg\n\n2/ Lightning Increased Concentration\n\nEarly in 2025, the network pruned smaller, inactive channels.\nWhile there were fewer connections, the average channel size grew, enabling larger payments.\n\nLightning is evolving from many small roads → fewer highways for higher throughput.\nhttps://image.nostr.build/e3e2ef2536c4bc715266a707c7ef184920d7835d260b622740ced9d79880e5cf.jpg https://image.nostr.build/56540b5a99e78e6699b01d1618cab24e94e980248aef6dacd90b9e84bc409c87.jpg\n\n3/ New Channels Signal High Conviction\n\nNew channel opens (in sats) show a clear strengthening trend.\n\n• Channel opens intensified throughout the year in size and number\n• Capacity moved into fewer, higher-quality channels\n\nLiquidity is being strategically deployed: fewer, larger channels support bigger payments. The trend indicates more confidence in peers and the protocol.\nhttps://image.nostr.build/4bc9ad42730b008bd8b0f6221301f18286c7c540b1681b109bcdc7f7dd1a9988.jpg\n\n4/ Channel Closures Look Healthier\n\nIn 2025:\n• Mutual closes grew modestly (healthy close)\n• Force closes bursted then fell slightly\n• Penalty closes were rare (only 7)\n\nPruning in action:\nForced closes involved smaller (and likely inactive) channels, preceding large channel opens (pruning)\n\nMutual closes indicate higher network and protocol stability.\n\nWith smarter channel openings (AI-optimized) and a mature protocol, force closes reduce over time.\nhttps://image.nostr.build/06f6158c1a6a5e4a8ff7d4bfbf4c70b3ab564563bf55a82ce8d7fb2920e0bcf3.jpg\n\n5/ Cost-Conscious Network Growth\n\nLightning grew at low cost in 2025:\n• Node operators deployed large amounts of capital\n• Low on-chain fees supported these deployments\n• Low setup costs enabled higher profit possibilities\n\nFlat channel fees plus rising capacity signal a prudent network with maturing structure.\nhttps://image.nostr.build/7f240da3d1b56f4eed1a6d09550014cc10ce1374ab926d43a760f4cd9a985026.jpg\n\n6/ Magma surged while LINER remained steady\n\nMagma, the liquidity marketplace, grew more established in 2025, providing more liquidity pricing data to LINER:\n• More decentralized liquidity\n• Deeper market (60 BTC)\n• Automated Liquidity\n• Private channel purchases increased (incl. via Alby)\n\nMarketplace volume made LINER a more accurate yield indicator.\nhttps://image.nostr.build/11f22a8ee7dc8dd6217cc96edad43fab501a296c5959dd16bb54dd6e7fa1d276.jpg\n\n7/ The node graph tells a story\n\nNodes grew +2.37% YTD, but the journey was notable:\n\n• Early 2025: many channels were closed with a sharp decline of nodes around June/July\n• Later in the year: larger capacity channels were opened\n\nWhat do you think drove the 2025 node growth?\n\nhttps://image.nostr.build/d9d1394d77ba42af8dff98de3f6745becb28e7ddec10d8f5f9b1c1413405670f.jpg\n\n8/ The big picture\n2025 laid the groundwork for scale.\n\n• Bigger channels\n• Healthier channel lifecycles\n• Deeper liquidity markets\n• Larger payment possibilities\n\nThe network strengthened its foundations amid rapid growth.\n\n#LightningNetwork is maturing, now positioned for larger, higher-volume payments.\n\nExplore the data behind this thread →\nhttps://amboss.space/stats",
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