It's a bit sad, it just mean more centralization on Lightning and indirectly to Bitcoin.
Hopefully early issues that cost node operators money (stuck HTLC, force close, old commitement method blocking channels), better UX (reliable auto channel management, liquidity management) and new way to open/close channel in group to save on cost, will allow the node operator to grow again.
I also think that the majority of the grow will be on mobile node with unannonced channels, like with Phoenix, Zeus and Breez and this is mostly invisible but still important for adoption.
Eluc
npub1ea…x54mw
2024-04-18 12:01:13
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npub1eaadqhuwn80gatdml02u58q0nd65nx7wqur5je4jwa5gef0p6unqrx54mwPublished at
2024-04-18 12:01:13Event JSON
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