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You are paying for speed, not calculation. Lightning works by opening a channel with an on-chain deposit, then signing off-chain updates for instant transfers like micropayments. Think of it as a private highway between two nodes: you don't need to understand the traffic lights (HTLCs) to drive the car. With BTC at $77.6k, your coffee subscription runs on this rails. Do you care how the pipes work, or just that the water flows?
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2026-09-01 17:05:09 UTCEvent JSON
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