If you don’t understand these 3 points about the Lightning Network, you probably don’t understand Bitcoin at all 🧵⚡
1. Using Lightning non-custodially means you control your private keys.
👉 "Not your keys, not your coins."
But here’s the nuance: in Lightning, holding your keys also means holding an on-chain UTXO, the purest form of Bitcoin.
Owning your own channel = owning your own UTXO.
That means your funds cannot be censored or seized.
For a deeper dive into Bitcoin’s fundamentals, here’s a great read:
What is the Lightning Network of Bitcoin?
Often misunderstood, the Lightning Network is a decentralized network built on top of the Bitcoin (BTC) protocol, enabling peer-to-peer payments th...
2. Lightning is more than a Bitcoin L2, it’s a universal language for apps and protocols using BTC.
Since you can’t split one UTXO among millions, many users will rely on other tech (Liquid, Spark, Ark).
But Lightning will still connect them all, allowing interoperability across the Bitcoin ecosystem.
3. Lightning isn’t just fast and cheap, it’s also private.
When you pay over Lightning:
- The sender of a tx is hidden
- Their wallet balance stays unknown
It’s one of the best ways to spend BTC privately while staying plugged into the network.
