{"id":454959,"date":"2022-05-30T11:49:26","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T08:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/bitcoin-lightning-network-capacity-crosses-3900-btc-marking-a-new-ath\/"},"modified":"2022-05-30T11:49:26","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T08:49:26","slug":"bitcoin-lightning-network-capacity-crosses-3900-btc-marking-a-new-ath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bitcoin-lightning-network-capacity-crosses-3900-btc-marking-a-new-ath\/","title":{"rendered":"# Bitcoin Lightning Network capacity crosses 3900 BTC marking a new ATH"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2787b135da0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2787b135da0\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bitcoin-lightning-network-capacity-crosses-3900-btc-marking-a-new-ath\/#%E2%80%9D_Bitcoin_Lightning_Network_capacity_crosses_3900_BTC_marking_a_new_ATH_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8221; Bitcoin Lightning Network capacity crosses 3900 BTC marking a new ATH &#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_Bitcoin_Lightning_Network_capacity_crosses_3900_BTC_marking_a_new_ATH_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8221; Bitcoin Lightning Network capacity crosses 3900 BTC marking a new ATH &#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-2a0745c6>Unwithered by the ongoing bear market, Bitcoin\u2019s (BTC) underlying architecture continues to outperform itself \u2014 further securing, decentralizing and speeding up the impenetrable peer-to-peer network. The same holds true for the\u00a0Bitcoin Lightning Network\u00a0(LN).<\/p>\n<p>The Bitcoin Lightning Network capacity attained an all-time high of 3915.776 BTC as evidenced by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinvisuals.com\/ln-capacity\">data<\/a> from Bitcoin Visuals, displaying a commitment to the cause of improving BTC transaction speeds and reducing fees over the layer-2 protocol.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2022-05\/3cfcb977-d0b2-4587-8256-37828e9f866a.png\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\">Cumulative Bitcoin capacity across all channels. Source: BitcoinVisuals node<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Bitcoin LN was first implemented into the Bitcoin mainnet in 2018 to address Bitcoin\u2019s infamous scalability issues and has ever since been able to maintain an upward trajectory in terms of expanding its capacity.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The climb, however, saw a temporary disruption on April 18, when the LN capacity dropped by 7.7% \u2014 from 3687.051 to 3402.273 BTC in a matter of a week. Showcasing network resilience, the drop was accompanied by a quick recovery back to 3718.351 BTC by May 2.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2022-05\/7a0d3dbd-37cf-4fa8-b810-4c2cc0ee8667.png\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\">Bitcoin\u00a0Lightning Network statistics. Source: 1ml<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Moreover, statistics <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/1ml.com\/statistics\">data<\/a> from 1ml shows that all other aspects of the Bitcoin Lightning Network continue to grow parallel to Bitcoin\u2019s global adoption drive.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Layer-2 adoption could spur the next crypto turning point<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reddit<\/a>or\u2019s data-driven prediction hints at a major disruption that will see the crypto industry move away from bridging between L1 blockchains toward L2s. As explained by the OP:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cL2 adoption is h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ening now, even if it is slow and in bursts. Behind the scenes, L2\u2019s are improving reliability, decreasing fees, and increasing accessibility. L2\u2019s are still building and improving, and that\u2019s fantastic.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As Cointelegraph previously reported, L2 scaling solutions take advantage of L1\u2019s security and process multiple transactions into a single package.<\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"markets_outlook\"><\/template>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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