PeakyBTC on Nostr: Question: I run an Umbrel node. If I open a Lightning channel with one person, that ...
Question: I run an Umbrel node. If I open a Lightning channel with one person, that I’ll likely never pay them for anything, what is the benefit?
Is my open channel going to be used to help the whole network as a whole?
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