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A comment on Bitcoin’s first day as El Salvador’s legal tender. Parent comment

Re:Bitcoin’s first day as El Salvador’s legal tender by seanw444 on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @10:03AM (#28457153)
Isn't this the reason for the Lightning network layer?
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Re:Bitcoin’s first day as El Salvador’s legal tender by UncleMeat on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @10:48AM (#28457836)
It is. There are some people who believe that lightning causes a "worst of both worlds" situation where you are reliant on intermediate processors for everything and the network still emits gobs of CO2.
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Re:Bitcoin’s first day as El Salvador’s legal tender by qecez on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @04:58PM (#28462965)
This is wrong. Lightning Network transactions are 100% non-custodial.
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