maven leo [new npub] on Nostr: So, when ZEUS asks you to open a "channel", it's basically a bridge between the ...

So, when ZEUS (nprofile…5fk2) asks you to open a "channel", it's basically a bridge between the lightning node and a remote #Bitcoin node?

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quoting nevent1q…4kpp

It is definitely possible to run a Lightning node without running your own Bitcoin node, but all that means is you are using someone else's Bitcoin node for all on-chain data, and broadcasting channel opens and closes.

All self-custody mobile Lightning wallets are some form of this setup. Phoenix, Zeus' Olympus, and Mutiny before it shut down all are Lightning nodes that reach out to a remote Bitcoin node for on-chain needs.

It is far better to run your own Bitcoin node, if you can.