jakub on Nostr: It’s ok if you just don’t understand fully.. The assertion that "Lightning does ...
It’s ok if you just don’t understand fully.. The assertion that "Lightning does not scale enough in current protocol state" might stem from a misunderstanding of the Lightning Network's design and capabilities. The Lightning Network is specifically built to handle transactions off the main Bitcoin blockchain, allowing for nearly unlimited scalability as it can handle millions of transactions per second—far surpassing the throughput of traditional financial networks like Visa, for instance.
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