{"id":50119,"date":"2021-09-24T16:27:49","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T13:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=50119"},"modified":"2025-09-02T16:15:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T13:15:50","slug":"lightning-network-node-count-climbs-23-after-twitter-launches-bitcoin-donations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/lightning-network-node-count-climbs-23-after-twitter-launches-bitcoin-donations\/","title":{"rendered":"Lightning Network node count climbs 23% after Twitter launches bitcoin donations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The number of nodes and channels on the Bitcoin Lightning Network (LN) rose over 24 hours by 23.68% and 22.24%, respectively. The uptick followed Twitter&#8217;s addition of the ability to accept cryptocurrency donations.<\/p>\n<figure class='wp-block-image'><img decoding='async' src='https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/GAr4uvUGngftAtxRNcyNgQTQWJFHOyDPViEHjN0jHuEja1s-PAId9rn-SwJRYbKkBKG_UOc1ID0zkaVjIp-y8lV-TsqcAAInw8wdp2x0sHXQMWrtN85MTftYnMVyEIzAJ2aBG8m4=s0' alt='The number of nodes in the Lightning Network rose by 23% after Twitter launched bitcoin donations.'\/><figcaption>Data: <a href='https:\/\/1ml.com\/statistics'>1ML<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lightning Network has become a vehicle for social-media users to send donations in digital assets.<\/p>\n<p>Jack Mallers, CEO of Strike, a Lightning Network-based payments service, demonstrated sending $10 over Twitter using the integrated <span data-descr='Application Programming Interface, application programming interface' class='old_tooltip'>API<\/span>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class='wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow'>\n<p>&#8220;What the Internet did for communication, Bitcoin and the Lightning Network are doing for money,&#8221; he wrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'>\n<p lang='en' dir='ltr'>I just published Announcing the Strike API<\/p>\n<p>Today, <a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/Twitter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>@Twitter<\/a> enables free, instant, global payments for their users with their integration of the Strike API.<\/p>\n<p>What the internet did for communication, <a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoin?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>#Bitcoin<\/a> + the Lightning Network is doing for money.<a href='https:\/\/t.co\/jHkY6knXkP'>https:\/\/t.co\/jHkY6knXkP<\/a> <a href='https:\/\/t.co\/FXujknG7sM'>pic.twitter.com\/FXujknG7sM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jack Mallers (@jackmallers) <a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/jackmallers\/status\/1441089090628177933?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>September 23, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src='https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8'><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Since the start of the year, the Lightning Network&#8217;s micropayments capacity has grown by more than 170%, from 1,058 BTC to 2,866 BTC. The total number of nodes reached 27,044, and the number of channels 73,400.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, LN integrated <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/okex-adds-lightning-network-support\">Bitcoin exchange OKEx<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/paxful-integrates-lightning-network\">P2P platform Paxful<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Billionaire and well-known <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/bitcoin-should-feature-in-every-investors-portfolio-says-mexican-billionaire\">Bitcoin advocate<\/a> Salinas Pliego also <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/billionaire-salinas-pliegos-retailer-to-add-lightning-network-support\">announced support for <\/a>second-layer solutions in his electronics retail network in Latin America.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The number of nodes and channels in the Bitcoin Lightning Network (LN) rose over 24 hours by 23.68% and 22.24%, respectively. 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