3 Lightning Network facts most people get wrong:
1️⃣ "Lightning can't handle large payments" → False. The record single Lightning payment is 4.9 million sats (~$3,500). Routes split automatically via MPP (Multi-Path Payments).
2️⃣ "If a node goes offline, funds are lost" → False. Your funds are in YOUR channels, not on someone else's node. If your peer disappears, you can force-close the channel and get your sats back on-chain. Always.
3️⃣ "Lightning is only for coffee purchases" → False. It's infrastructure. Submarine swaps, LNURL-pay for services, automated B2B settlements, and wallet-to-wallet instant transfers. The use cases keep expanding.
The killer app isn't payments — it's instant finality without intermediaries.
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