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2026-09-16 16:24:06 UTC

There's a FED rate decision today and markets are bracing for the latest decision.
The story alongside it is what is happening with Japan. Why does this keep coming up?
It all has to do with something called the Yen Carry Trade.
Here's the breakdown:
https://drop.amboss.tech/yen-carry-trade-explainer.html

2026-09-07 16:01:51 UTC

4,000 bitcoin left Liquid on Saturday. About $320 million.
Nobody broke the cryptography. Every proof was mathematically valid. One of them just never got checked, because a cache said it already had.
Interactive breakdown, live in your browser:
https://drop.amboss.tech/liquid-rangeproof-explainer.html?utm_source=x&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=liquid-rangeproof-explainer

2026-08-28 17:24:25 UTC

Here's an explainer to get a better understanding of Taproot Assets and how USD Stablecoins interface with the rest of the Lightning Network
https://drop.amboss.tech/taproot-assets-explainer.html

2026-08-26 16:22:12 UTC

Most people assume an AI agent buying something on your site pays the way you do. It can't.
A typical online card fee is about 2.9% plus $0.30. Below roughly $0.31, the fee costs more than the purchase. Agents transact per API call, per token, per lookup, in amounts far under that line. The problem isn't that cards are slow at that scale. It's that the arithmetic never closes.
The traffic is already here. Cloudflare's network put the June 2026 split at 57.5% automated against 42.5% human, and the agentic slice specifically grew around 80x year over year.
What's filling the gap is a status code that has been reserved since 1991 and unused for 33 years. HTTP 402 Payment Required. Coinbase and Cloudflare shipped x402 in September 2025. Lightning Labs built L402 on Lightning. In both, the payment receipt doubles as the credential, so paying and authenticating become one step instead of two systems bolted together.
I want to be straight about the limit. These protocols prove money moved. They do not decide whether a given request should have been trusted. Prompt injection, unbounded spend, and liability when an agent buys the wrong thing are all unresolved, which is roughly what the Amazon and Perplexity fight has been about since 2024.
For anyone taking payments today: are you seeing agent traffic that your checkout simply can't serve?
https://drop.amboss.tech/machine-economy-explainer.html?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=machine-economy-explainer

2026-08-20 14:07:52 UTC

New money is never neutral.
It has to enter somewhere. It reaches people in an order. The order is the entire story, and almost nobody discusses it.
https://drop.amboss.tech/qe-cantillon-explainer.html?utm_source=x&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=qe-cantillon-explainer
The comforting version: money supply goes up, all prices go up by the same amount, nobody is really better or worse off.
That has never once been true. Prices update as money is spent, one transaction at a time.
Whoever spends first buys at yesterday's prices.
Richard Cantillon speculated in John Law's Mississippi Company around 1720 and walked away a multimillionaire while the scheme collapsed on everyone else.
He then wrote down exactly why it had worked.
The man who named the effect had already used it.
Here is the part people miss: QE is not printing money and handing it out.
It is a swap. The central bank creates reserves and buys bonds. A pension fund that held a bond now holds money.
Nothing was given away. The composition of who holds what simply changed.
Which makes the next bit sharper, not softer.
That pension fund cannot sit on cash. It has liabilities. So it buys the next asset along. And that seller buys the next one.
The Bank of England said it plainly in 2012: asset purchases pushed up equities at least as much as gilts.
The same 2012 paper, written at the Treasury Committee's request, reported who owned those assets.
The top 5% of households held 40% of the household financial assets held outside pension funds.
A policy designed to raise asset prices pays out in proportion to who holds them.
US data, 2000 to 2025, from FRED:
Median full-time prime-age wage: +108%
Consumer prices: +86%
House prices: +224%
Real wages actually rose about 12%. The house still got 55% more expensive measured in weeks of that wage.
Both are true at once.
We built it as an interactive page. The queue model runs in your browser. The 25 years of wage and house data are real FRED series. Section 07 covers what economists still dispute.
https://drop.amboss.tech/qe-cantillon-explainer.html?utm_source=x&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=qe-cantillon-explainer

2026-08-20 00:08:21 UTC

You can just learn things
#nevent1q…u3d7

2026-08-19 13:15:16 UTC

A thousand people can own one Bitcoin transaction.
Ark gets pitched as "the next Lightning." It solves a similar problem: instant, cheap, self-custodial Bitcoin payments, with an almost opposite design. Understanding the difference tells you what each approach is actually for.
https://drop.amboss.tech/ark-explainer.html

2026-08-18 21:38:53 UTC

Most people think that tapping your card means that you paid, but that is far from the truth.
Here's how payment cards actually work.
https://drop.amboss.tech/card-payments-explainer.html

2026-08-17 20:03:49 UTC

You’ve been doing Bitcoin’s sales work for free. Not anymore.
Amboss Affiliate Program is live: 15–20% of platform fees for a full year on every merchant you bring to Lightning payments. Paid in bitcoin over Lightning, claim any amount, any time.
The volatility objection is dead: Merchants get 0.5%, final settlement, self-custody, and can choose BTC or stablecoins.
Learn more: https://amboss.tech/blog/amboss-affiliate-program
Sign up to join as an affiliate: amboss.tech/affiliates
If you've been sharing the word about self-custody bitcoin payments and saving on payment processing fees, we want to reward you!
Press Release: https://apnews.com/press-release/globenewswire-mobile/press-release-996353efbed139278552e1a6d88c8fc3

2026-08-14 18:09:17 UTC

This week we shipped 4 interactive explainers on the crypto foundations of Bitcoin and Lightning:
Hash collisions
Every Bitcoin address has an absurd number of valid private keys that can spend it. Collisions are guaranteed… and still impractical to find.
https://drop.amboss.tech/hash-explainer.html
Signatures: Nonce reuse
Sony lost the PS3 master key because one number got used twice. The same bug drained Bitcoin wallets in 2013.
Run the attack yourself on real secp256k1 — 77 microseconds.
https://drop.amboss.tech/signatures-explainer.html
What the blockchain sees of a Lightning payment
Nothing.
No block. No confirmation. No permanent record. Nobody along the route can take a single sat.
https://drop.amboss.tech/lightning-explainer.html
SWIFT vs Lightning
In 2016, hackers stole $951M from Bangladesh’s central bank using correctly authenticated SWIFT messages.
SWIFT only carries instructions, which is why international wires still take 1–5 days through correspondent bank hops.
https://drop.amboss.tech/swift-explainer.html
Happy routing ⚡

2026-08-13 21:56:10 UTC

The blockchain never sees a Lightning payment.
No block. No confirmation. No permanent record. And nobody along the way can take a single sat.
https://drop.amboss.tech/lightning-explainer.html

2026-08-11 16:37:46 UTC

Sony lost the PlayStation 3 master key because one throwaway number got used twice.
The same bug drained Bitcoin wallets in 2013.
Run the attack yourself on real secp256k1. It takes 77 microseconds.
https://drop.amboss.tech/signatures-explainer.html

2026-08-10 14:28:25 UTC

Every Bitcoin address has billions of billions of billions of private keys that can spend it.
Collisions don't just exist. They're guaranteed to.
Nobody will ever find one, and the reason is the most interesting thing in cryptography.
https://drop.amboss.tech/hash-explainer.html

2026-08-05 22:17:32 UTC

How much additional security does a multi-sig offer?
Are dice rolls the answer to bitcoin security?
We put together a site to help you grok these fundamental concepts around entropy and security.
Can you get all the quiz questions right?
https://drop.amboss.tech/entropy-explainer.html

2026-06-12 13:52:19 UTC

We're thrilled to power BitGo's new Lightning Earn product with our Rails infrastructure ⚡
Corporate treasuries and institutions can now deploy their BTC as liquidity on the Lightning Network — earning real BTC routing fees while keeping full BitGo security, custody, and compliance standards. Lightning is ready for enterprise scale.
Big thanks to the @BitGo team for making this happen. Let's Earn ⚡
www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260611722942/en/BitGo-Introduces-Lightning-Earn-to-Empower-Institutions-to-Participate-In-Lightning-Network
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#Bitcoin #LightningNetwork #Rails

2026-05-08 23:00:38 UTC

If you run a Lightning node, channel rebalancing just became portfolio management.
RailsX converts the circular payments you already execute into atomic swaps between bitcoin and stablecoins — directly from Thunderhub, in full self-custody.
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2026-04-24 00:05:07 UTC

Catch CEO @nprofile…a45g at The Bitcoin Conf for the next frontier for #Lightning!
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"Channeling Interest: How Companies Are Monetizing The Lightning Network" at the Enterprise Stage
April 28, 2026 from 10:00 am - 10:30 am
Featuring: graham krizek - voltage, Tyler Wood - Block, @nprofile…a45g - @nprofile…eph5 , shone anstey - LQWD.

2026-03-04 02:26:50 UTC

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2026-02-27 20:41:28 UTC

Fridays are for launching your own Lightning store
A Complete Self-Custody & No KYC Setup Guide:
https://amboss.tech/blog/how-to-accept-bitcoin-lightning-payments-with-no-kyc-part-one

2026-02-24 20:00:48 UTC

In 1869, one telegraph dot changed the world forever.
Lightning Network is doing the same for money — millisecond payments, global scale, no middlemen.
We’re building the transcontinental railroad of money.
🔗 https://a4s.me/driving-the-spike
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2026-02-11 15:15:04 UTC

Introducing Magma MCP ⚡
If you run a Lightning node, you know the pain of managing liquidity.
Magma MCP lets your AI agent (like Claude) buy #Lightning liquidity via simple prompts:
“Buy $10 of Lightning liquidity for my node at [pubkey]”
OR “Buy $25 of private channel liquidity...”
The agent:
→ Validates & queries Magma marketplace for optimal channels
→ Returns a Lightning invoice for you to pay with your wallet
Pay it → Magma opens the channel(s) automatically. ✅
Agentic prompting magic for effortless liquidity buys.
🔗 Try it out: https://a4s.me/magma-mcp-npm
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2026-01-31 14:37:58 UTC

https://www.theblock.co/post/387396/amboss-unveils-lightning-native-p2p-platform-railsx-bitcoin-stablecoin-swaps

2026-01-30 18:51:05 UTC

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No HODL invoices.
All lightning native.
Robosats bridges to fiat, so it's a perfect P2P partner opportunity.

2026-01-30 15:18:09 UTC

P2P trading is coming to Lightning! ⚡
ANNOUNCING RailsX — the first true Lightning-native DEX.
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KYC-free. Fully self-custodial.
P2P trades directly via Lightning channels.
No intermediaries, no bridges, near-zero fees.
RailsX turns Lightning payments into seamless P2P trades powered by Taproot Assets on Lightning.
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Why it matters 👇
• Unlocks the $9.5T daily FX market on Bitcoin
• Capture arbitrage in seconds
• 24/7 global, decentralized access
• Deep liquidity for volatility & cross-asset flows
• High-frequency atomic trading that scales
• 100% self-custody
• Supports decentralized liquidity providers on Lightning
This is 5+ years of Amboss innovation: Magma’s marketplace + Rails’ automated yield + Graph ML optimizations.
Bitcoin is evolving into the world’s financial rail with its solid foundation.
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Opportunities for:
• Traders: Execute secure P2P trades and instant arbitrage.
• Liquidity Providers: Capture fees on Rails.
• Merchants: Receive payments in your currency of choice.
• Stablecoin Issuers: Mint stablecoins on Bitcoin as Taproot Assets.
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We're seeking partnerships with Liquidity Providers, on/off-ramps, market makers, and stablecoin issuers. Let's talk — reply or DM us!
Traders, LPs, Bitcoiners: this is your moment.
🔗 Sign up for early access → https://a4s.me/railsx
📖 Deep dive: https://a4s.me/railsx-ln-dex-blog

2026-01-02 21:40:10 UTC

What Happened in #Lightning? A Year in Review
2025 was a breakout year for the Lightning Network!
Public capacity smashed its all-time high (~$500M). Institutional liquidity poured in, protocol upgrades landed, and real-world adoption accelerated.
Here’s the recap 🧵
1/ Record Capacity Surge
• Public LN capacity hit a new ATH: 5,799 BTC in December (per Amboss data).
• Major exchanges ( Binance, OKX, Kraken, Bitfinex) added massive liquidity.
• Reversed 2025 dips – institutional confidence is back!
2/ Key Metrics
• Nodes grew +2.55% YTD (dipped mid-year, then rebounded)
• Average channel size increased → larger payment capacity
• Lightning grew at low cost, channel fees stayed flat
• Healthier channel closures: mutual ↑, forced ↓
• Liquidity deepened, LINER is a more accurate yield indicator
The network strengthened, setting the stage for larger, higher-volume payments.
3/ Institutional Milestone: BitGo + Voltage
BitGo now enables Lightning payments directly from qualified custody. Fast BTC transfers for institutions without running nodes. Huge for mainstream adoption!
4/ Exchange & Fintech Integrations
• 15% of BTC withdrawals on Coinbase via Lightning
• Revolut (50M+ users) and SoFi announced plans for Lightning integration.
Everyday payments getting faster & cheaper.
5/ Lightning-Native Yield
• Block/Square earning 9.7% yield routing LN payments
• @nprofile…9cxu released Rails - Productizing Lightning yield for payment integrators
Payments aren’t just fast, they can generate yield.
6/ Merchant Adoption
• Steak ’n Shake launched LN payments
• Global chains & pilots pushing real-world use
• Square enabled 4M merchants to accept Bitcoin
• Cash App expanded Lightning usage for P2P and withdrawals
All these cases reinforce the Lightning Network as a payment rail at scale!
7/ Cross-Asset Payments Upgrade
Multi-asset payments are coming to Bitcoin (hello stablecoins!) Laying rails on a secure layer.
Lightning Labs released Taproot Assets v0.7:
• Reusable addresses
• Auditable supplies
• Better reliability
8/ Stablecoins on Lightning
Tether co-led $8M round in Speed – bringing USDT on Lightning via Taproot Assets.
Solving fragmentation: stable value + Lightning speed on Bitcoin.
The future of global payments?
9/ Infrastructure Wins
• Breez_Tech’s SDK onboarded dozens of apps, including bridging to Spark stablecoins
• Voltage powering enterprise solutions
• BitGo enabling institutional Lightning payments
Infrastructure powering smoother Lightning integration for apps and institutions.
10/ These were our standout stories for 2025 showing powerful ecosystem upgrades and the growing maturity of Lightning.
We’re looking forward to a strong 2026 that solidifies Bitcoin as the payment system for the world.
11/ 2026 Outlook:
Multi-asset flows, trillions in volume potential, broader integrations.
Which Lightning milestone are you excited for in 2026? Reply or repost with your thoughts!
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2026-01-02 12:17:04 UTC

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We built Magma & liquidity subscriptions to make node management be maintenance-free! Magma optimizes channel openings based on your node and the network. Connecting to the Rails cluster connects your node to one of the most active hubs in the LN. As a result, higher payment throughput!

2025-12-30 22:30:15 UTC

Lightning Network 2025 Stats: Year in Review ⚡️📊
Across metrics, Lightning showed robust growth with all the hallmarks of health and strength with its expansion.
2025 set a solid foundation for Bitcoin's MoE proliferation in the years ahead.
Let the data show you👇
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1/ Lightning Capacity ATH
More Bitcoin is moving onto the #LightningNetwork.
Capacity contracted in early 2025, then reversed in August to close the year at record highs.
Users continued committing BTC to Lightning, countering downward BTC price pressure.
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2/ Lightning Increased Concentration
Early in 2025, the network pruned smaller, inactive channels.
While there were fewer connections, the average channel size grew, enabling larger payments.
Lightning is evolving from many small roads → fewer highways for higher throughput.
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3/ New Channels Signal High Conviction
New channel opens (in sats) show a clear strengthening trend.
• Channel opens intensified throughout the year in size and number
• Capacity moved into fewer, higher-quality channels
Liquidity is being strategically deployed: fewer, larger channels support bigger payments. The trend indicates more confidence in peers and the protocol.
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4/ Channel Closures Look Healthier
In 2025:
• Mutual closes grew modestly (healthy close)
• Force closes bursted then fell slightly
• Penalty closes were rare (only 7)
Pruning in action:
Forced closes involved smaller (and likely inactive) channels, preceding large channel opens (pruning)
Mutual closes indicate higher network and protocol stability.
With smarter channel openings (AI-optimized) and a mature protocol, force closes reduce over time.
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5/ Cost-Conscious Network Growth
Lightning grew at low cost in 2025:
• Node operators deployed large amounts of capital
• Low on-chain fees supported these deployments
• Low setup costs enabled higher profit possibilities
Flat channel fees plus rising capacity signal a prudent network with maturing structure.
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6/ Magma surged while LINER remained steady
Magma, the liquidity marketplace, grew more established in 2025, providing more liquidity pricing data to LINER:
• More decentralized liquidity
• Deeper market (60 BTC)
• Automated Liquidity
• Private channel purchases increased (incl. via Alby)
Marketplace volume made LINER a more accurate yield indicator.
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7/ The node graph tells a story
Nodes grew +2.37% YTD, but the journey was notable:
• Early 2025: many channels were closed with a sharp decline of nodes around June/July
• Later in the year: larger capacity channels were opened
What do you think drove the 2025 node growth?
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8/ The big picture
2025 laid the groundwork for scale.
• Bigger channels
• Healthier channel lifecycles
• Deeper liquidity markets
• Larger payment possibilities
The network strengthened its foundations amid rapid growth.
#LightningNetwork is maturing, now positioned for larger, higher-volume payments.
Explore the data behind this thread →
https://amboss.space/stats

2025-12-30 22:01:22 UTC

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Based on the data, new channels opened were of larger size, meaning larger channels can support bigger payments.
We released a 2025 stats year in review today on X.
Check it out: https://x.com/ambosstech/status/2006116723339190484?s=46

2025-12-30 21:57:43 UTC

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Magma marketplace offers the cheapest liquidity and uses AI to optimize channel openings for high payment throughput. Plus nodes can go maintenance-free with liquidity subscriptions. All in a few clicks.

2025-12-20 20:35:30 UTC

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LNBig did a big reallocation.

2025-12-17 14:32:24 UTC

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Lightning nodes shown here maintain at least one active, public lightning channel. This doesn’t include nodes with only private channels.
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2025-12-16 23:02:07 UTC

🚀 Bitcoin Capacity on Lightning hits an All Time High — 5,637 BTC!
See for yourself: https://a4s.me/amboss-stats
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2025-12-09 21:38:50 UTC

Lightning makes legacy payment rails look ancient.
Payments settle in seconds, with fees <0.02% — literally fractions of a penny. That’s 100–300× cheaper than credit cards.
We’re onboarding business to Lightning payments.
If you’re ready to integrate , we’re ready to make it easy.
👉 a4s.me/amboss-voltage
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2025-12-03 15:02:01 UTC

Lightning evolved: from micropayments to a capital-backed, global payments network ⚡️Bitcoin payments, flowing at scale.
Read about how Lightning evolved:
🔗 https://a4s.me/ln-evolution-blog
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2025-11-11 18:19:33 UTC

@nprofile…vgda dives into how Amboss & Stillmark are using AI to decentralize the Lightning Network — boosting routing efficiency and payment throughput.
🔗 https://youtu.be/nOgCimjjMGU

2025-10-28 16:21:53 UTC

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Hi! We discontinued them in the latest version of ThunderHub.

2025-10-22 19:06:52 UTC

LOOP out fees are rising — now at 0.55% + service fees.
Meanwhile, inbound liquidity on Magma is available from 0.29%.
This creates a clear opportunity for routing nodes:
1. Buy liquidity on Magma
2. Open a channel to LOOP
3. Earn routing fees at LOOP’s higher rate
It’s a win-win:
✅ Routing nodes boost fee returns
✅ Merchants save on liquidity costs
Get better liquidity at a better price: https://a4s.me/magma
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2025-10-18 21:01:31 UTC

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Enjoy ⚡️

2025-10-18 21:00:47 UTC

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Enjoy ⚡️

2025-10-18 13:34:39 UTC

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The giveaway is for a channel, not Bitcoin itself. A channel is helpful so you can receive lightning payments in the future.

2025-10-18 03:09:49 UTC

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Enjoy! ⚡️

2025-10-18 03:09:23 UTC

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Enjoy! ⚡️

2025-10-17 23:35:18 UTC

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😎⚡️

2025-10-17 23:34:19 UTC

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Enjoy! ⚡️

2025-10-17 19:35:02 UTC

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We appreciate the kind words!

2025-10-17 18:33:04 UTC

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Still got some to give!
Comment your Amboss node link below👇
#nevent1q…mdlf

2025-10-16 20:54:40 UTC

New on Magma: Buy Private Channels ⚡
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Buy reliable liquidity without revealing your node.
Perfect for mobile & offline setups, and anyone who values privacy.
Private ≠ Limited
No routing. No exposure. Just payments.
Get a private channel 👉 https://a4s.me/magma
https://blossom.primal.net/17b901533ea4cd4a5adb3cf7bcd914ef155f373bb5c01a5984d0cc88cd588796.jpg

2025-10-16 13:08:56 UTC

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You’ll need your node’s Pubkey and at least 1 public channel. You can find it by pasting your Pubkey at the end of the URL: https://amboss.space/node/{your-pubkey}.

2025-10-15 20:11:55 UTC

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This should be resolved now!

2025-10-15 20:01:59 UTC

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🫡 ⚡️

2025-10-15 19:46:13 UTC

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Enjoy ⚡️

2025-10-15 18:50:36 UTC

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Let’s go⚡️

2025-10-15 18:48:28 UTC

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Enjoy ⚡️

2025-10-15 18:34:06 UTC

🚨 Gift-A-Channel Giveaway 🎁
We’re gifting $100 worth of Lightning channels to support the community and help nodes receive payments with better connections. ⚡
Strong connections = smoother payments.
Want in?
👇 Drop your Amboss node link below to enter.
These gifts = real infrastructure, real support, real people empowered.
https://blossom.primal.net/ecbed1e46fb4454e8f7339566836711b8c6b1340b0827603d64375a48ce95ae8.jpg

2025-10-14 22:14:22 UTC

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30 days, minimum

2025-10-14 19:09:36 UTC

New: Gift A Channel is live ⚡ ⚡
For just $10, you can gift ~$3,200 of inbound liquidity (~2.8M sats) to any node.
No account. No friction. Just click “Gift Channels” on their node page.
Use it to:
→ Boost stuck payments
→ Help a new business receive payments
→ Support a friend’s node
Channels are AI-optimized for max throughput.
It’s never been easier to support your friends and new businesses — and grow the Lightning Network.
https://image.nostr.build/726fdaa8ae23afb2104e4a46b7520a50667c0c18f5e8a7a3d4252eee964a9052.png
Try it: https://a4s.me/gift-a-channel
#lightningnetwork #amboss

2025-10-08 22:33:54 UTC

Your node lonely?
Connect to the Rails node cluster to instantly boost your reach.
👉 https://a4s.me/rails-stats

2025-09-30 21:43:16 UTC

That feeling when you buy inbound liquidity on Magma 😎
Just a few clicks. No account needed.
→ https://a4s.me/magma
https://media.tenor.com/7mA9tTn5Kn8AAAAC/cat-drumming.gif

2025-09-25 16:22:58 UTC

Fresh perspectives on Bitcoin’s future ⚡️
Store of value 🤝 Medium of exchange
Have you watched this incredible conversation yet?
🔗 Tune in: http://a4s.me/bitcoin-archive

2025-08-27 00:41:38 UTC

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You can simply add your socket info into Magma V2. Then we can pass on the connection information to the optimized LSP(s) with listed offers on Magma.

2025-08-25 11:37:02 UTC

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The validation of the channels sold within the marketplace occurs via lightning gossip, which is how we differentiate a lightning channel from a transaction paid to one's self. Consequently, all channels opened via Magma currently need to be public.

2025-08-22 15:01:07 UTC

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Are you running a Lightning node already?
We make it super easy with Magma! All you need is to select the amount of liquidity you'd like, paste in your node's pubkey and pay the Lightning invoice.
Try it out -> https://a4s.me/magma

2025-08-18 11:13:23 UTC

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The data shown is calculated in Bitcoin terms.

2025-08-15 14:48:15 UTC

⚡ Run a Lightning node? Connect to the Rails cluster to improve routing activity, payment reliability, and link into one of the most active hubs on the Lightning Network.
Level up your node 👇 https://a4s.me/rails-stats

2025-08-13 21:27:41 UTC

Buy Lightning liquidity quickly — no account, no guesswork.
⚡ Just pay a Lightning invoice to open a channel to your node.
Buy a channel now → https://a4s.me/magma

2025-08-12 13:48:49 UTC

The Magma API is now super easy to integrate into any lightning app where you need liquidity.
https://image.nostr.build/737a9b39de6da45fdbf61bb28bb7794ac13d348a44f9b365b982a56833c4be4c.jpg
https://magma.amboss.tech
#lightningnetwork

2025-08-11 19:07:28 UTC

⚡️ Magma v2 Is Live!
Buy reliable Lightning connections in seconds — no account required, no guesswork.
Try it now 👉 https://a4s.me/magma
Magma lets you connect to the Lightning Network so you can start receiving payments — fast. You can now buy a Lightning channel to your node by simply paying a Lightning invoice.
🎥 Watch the demo in under 60 seconds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm-EyGwZKUA
Why Magma?
· Smart connections: We match your node to the best peers, ensuring reliable and high-performance connections.
· Instant setup: Pay your invoice, and your connection is live in minutes.
How It Works:
1. Find your node’s pubkey on your dashboard
2. Select your preferred amount
3. Paste your pubkey
4. Review and pay — done!
We handle the rest, using built-in intelligence that optimizes your node’s performance. Start receiving payments with no waiting, no complexity.
➡️ Buy a channel: https://a4s.me/magma
Prefer the original experience? Magma Classic is still available: https://a4s.me/magma-classic
Read the article for what’s new: https://a4s.me/magma-v2-blog
#Bitcoin #LightningNetwork #LightningPayments

2025-07-31 18:12:59 UTC

It's official!
We've now paid out over 1 BTC in yields from leasing lightning channels. 🥂
⚡️⚡️⚡️

2025-07-11 22:50:37 UTC

Have a great weekend lightning node runners!
May you route many payments ⚡
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#lightningnetwork

2025-07-09 01:14:17 UTC

Rails just fulfilled a 1.2 BTC channel lease, enabling lightning payments to be as high as $130,000 while earning 1.4% APY.
Lightning isn't just for micro payments anymore.
If you want ultra-fast payment processing for large payments, let's talk. https://image.nostr.build/bb28c00e03857ecb4a14362d7306a93d0e1d2fd423d08883f0c5270d31a8ef73.png

2025-07-02 04:21:01 UTC

Every node on Rails is different because they each serve different parts of the Lightning economy with reliable payments.
While some nodes earn more from Liquidity Leasing, others earn more from routing payments.
Your bitcoin is now infrastructure.

2025-06-25 23:41:15 UTC

Rails as a yield service relies on our Intelligence API, which is continuously improving and learning.
Our latest RL model, ASPEN, delivers channel recommendations that improve payment success rates which are 23% better than Alder, our starter model, & 200% better than random.
https://image.nostr.build/4db3915088238754805b6ce61e34f65cd5459986bc59269b7a44e1b03f33c963.png
To make sense of this, you'll need to grok our Max Flow metric, which identifies bottlenecks in the Lightning Network.
Simulating Max Flow is costly, making it a perfect application for AI and Machine Learning.
https://amboss.tech/blog/the-metric-that-matters
We're making this intelligence available with Liquidity Subscriptions to optimize channel purchases for automated liquidity as well as with Rails, our automated yield service.
https://a4s.me/ls
We're excited to be delivering great products that make Lightning easier and more decentralized since that helps Bitcoin scale and reach more people.
Thanks for reading and be sure to repost the update!

2025-06-25 13:31:20 UTC

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Ready to get connected with enterprise-grade lightning connections?
Sign up here:
https://a4s.me/ls

2025-06-25 13:30:39 UTC

By strategically deploying Bitcoin on the Lightning Network, we're making larger payments possible over the Lightning Network.
That means instant transactions for what was previously only possible via onchain transactions or international wire transfers.
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2025-06-20 12:19:15 UTC

Rails has brought more liquidity to the Magma Marketplace, now delivering over 48 BTC to support merchants, wallets, and exchanges.
To get higher payment reliability through smart channel selection, use Liquidity Subscriptions starting at just $5/month.
https://a4s.me/ls

2025-06-19 14:41:12 UTC

GM
Let's move the global economy onto Bitcoin
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4lmEpWYVwP1RUsVjTMZ888?si=0QGl9YFMT5KyZ1OcZgmuxQ

2025-06-19 00:57:14 UTC

https://image.nostr.build/0b1a714b4b61b74248a606798c852c25a126f3853679487a93887272d8b882cd.jpg
#memes #funny #lightning #lightningnetwork

2025-06-17 19:29:51 UTC

The first Rails onboarding invites are out!
Join the Bitcoin-native yield revolution with the Lightning Network. Put your BTC to work and start building the future of Bitcoin with us! #Bitcoin #LightningNetwork
Sign up here: https://a4s.me/rails

2025-06-07 11:48:05 UTC

Commerce on the Lightning Network is heating up!
While transaction counts aren't possible to track, the price of liquidity has skyrocketed as evidenced by the fees surrounding lightning's LOOP submarine swap service.
Lightning routing is becoming very lucrative! 🧵 https://image.nostr.build/79cee9d640cf436bd0c55f05e57381411372b8f5595c9ade209d6d6f4bc545a6.png
There are 3 ways to tap into this market to start earning bitcoin without giving up custody: (from hardest to easiest)
1) open a channel to the LOOP node (expert level)
https://amboss.space/node/021c97a90a411ff2b10dc2a8e32de2f29d2fa49d41bfbb52bd416e460db0747d0d
2) create an offer on Magma (intermediate difficulty)
https://amboss.space/magma
3) Sign up for Rails (easy mode)
https://a4s.me/rails

2025-06-05 21:15:43 UTC

You can just automate things
https://a4s.me/ls

2025-06-04 23:40:20 UTC

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Here's the lowdown on Rails.
The yield service that isn't from hand-waving.
#nevent1q…cy4w

2025-06-03 02:02:35 UTC

Who will be the first Bitcoin Treasury Company to adopt lightning-derived yield?
https://a4s.me/rails

2025-05-30 02:32:57 UTC

Introducing Rails — a self-custodial Bitcoin yield service that empowers you to earn on your Bitcoin while supporting the Lightning Network!
Automated, ML-optimized node management
Simple to use
No lending and no rehypothecation
Let’s bring Bitcoin to the World.
https://a4s.me/rails

2025-05-21 02:16:27 UTC

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That's just one hour of vibe coding away from reality!

2025-05-17 00:22:11 UTC

This is the signal. https://image.nostr.build/1e34cce3949d36fb012b220b5ab15870dba61ef4e0c791a728c1fff85e29c8d9.png

2025-05-16 17:30:23 UTC

After 5 years building tools for the Lightning Network, we know that channel management is really difficult, which is why we built our own AI to maximize revenue capacity, solving the "inbound liquidity problem".
This AI is built right into our Liquidity Subscriptions, which advances decentralized payments.
https://image.nostr.build/42055f414175896e8a16571db7c9b759e0d5235c9247f1164fce739303b79320.png
https://a4s.me/ls

2025-05-02 03:18:57 UTC

Lightning started with just a few Telegram chats...
Plebs opening random channels, experimenting, and seeing what worked. 🤔
Today, it’s transformed into a quickly maturing, scalable, instant payment network…
1. Liquidity now trades through a transparent public marketplace (Magma)
2. Payments power popular apps and exchanges—not just novelty projects
3. Thousands of new nodes join from every corner of the world
4. Real-time data makes it possible to route efficiently at scale
What began as a grassroots experiment is now global infrastructure.
Built by peers. Coordinated without a central authority.
Lightning wins the digital payments race because it was created from the bottom-up...
Advanced by the people who use it every day.
#lightningnetwork