Lightning
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Lightning Surpasses 1,000 BTC Capacity
Layer-2 network reaches 1,000 BTC locked in channels.
BTC Price
$4,100
Importance
72/100
The Lightning Network crossed 1,000 BTC in channel capacity — proof that instant Bitcoin payments were moving from theory to practice.
Tags
#lightning#capacity
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