A daily digest to provide snapshots on the overall network data. [Check latest editions](https://stacker.news/search?q=%22Biggest+Channel+Opened+Today%22&what=posts&sort=new).
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## ⚡ Biggest Channel Opened Today
Capacity: **(5.0 BTC)**
Between: **LNBiG [Hub-3] ↔ cyberdyne.sh (maintenance)**
Transaction: `974714x1779x1`
Window: block 974,572–974,848 (since the previous edition)
**Details:**
- [https://mempool.space/lightning/channel/1071709376872644609](https://mempool.space/lightning/channel/1071709376872644609)
- [https://1ml.com/channel/1071709376872644609](https://1ml.com/channel/1071709376872644609)
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## ✨ New Node Spotlight
Name: **LOOP** - [View profile](https://lightning.bitcoindatalabs.org/profile.html?node=028437e6d6fd03a9a5c6b7feee583cea6e4d22da35cf6f761533b1876e9ffcfeb3)
Capacity: **(1.2 BTC)**
Transaction: `974733x1422x1`
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## 💥 Biggest Channel Closed
Capacity (last known): **(2.5 BTC)**
Between: **lndus0.zaphq.io ↔ Strike**
Funding tx: `973860x1486x1`
Closed since: 2026-11-05 (UTC)
**Details:**
- [https://mempool.space/lightning/channel/1070770393923321857](https://mempool.space/lightning/channel/1070770393923321857)
- [https://1ml.com/channel/1070770393923321857](https://1ml.com/channel/1070770393923321857)
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## 📈 Network Snapshot
| # | Total[^1] | Active[^2] |
|---|---|---|
| Nodes | **12,497** (−55, -0.44%) | **13,482** (−1, -0.01%) |
| Channels | **32,112** (−723, -2.20%) | **33,527** (+54, +0.16%) |
| Capacity | **3215 BTC** (−221 BTC, -6.43%) | **3258 BTC** (+32 BTC, +1.00%) |
[^1]: Sourced from [bitcoindatalabs' weekly Lightning report](https://lightning.bitcoindatalabs.org/reports.html) — BDL's own census of the network, taken for the most recent completed week because their daily graph file is not current. The change shown is against the previous week's report, not against yesterday. Both columns crawl the same gossip network independently, so they differ and shouldn't be compared directly.
[^2]: Sourced from [amboss.space](https://amboss.space): only nodes and channels Amboss observed as active (recently online or announcing). Updated daily.
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## ⭐ Today's featured node
> **[wintermute](https://lightning.bitcoindatalabs.org/profile.html?node=033cb44383ff35fa04035ad2fa6298a5d7f9e56e2d47c0d8d86692505397f24104)** *(rank #451, 21.7M sats, 14 chans, —)*
> <sup>Centrality Bridge: Betweenness centrality rank #8: lies on many shortest payment paths between other nodes.</sup>
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2026-11-06 19:51:57 UTC
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"content": "\n\nA daily digest to provide snapshots on the overall network data. [Check latest editions](https://stacker.news/search?q=%22Biggest+Channel+Opened+Today%22\u0026what=posts\u0026sort=new).\n\n---\n\n## ⚡ Biggest Channel Opened Today\n\nCapacity: **(5.0 BTC)**\nBetween: **LNBiG [Hub-3] ↔ cyberdyne.sh (maintenance)**\nTransaction: `974714x1779x1`\nWindow: block 974,572–974,848 (since the previous edition)\n\n**Details:**\n- [https://mempool.space/lightning/channel/1071709376872644609](https://mempool.space/lightning/channel/1071709376872644609)\n- [https://1ml.com/channel/1071709376872644609](https://1ml.com/channel/1071709376872644609)\n\n---\n\n## ✨ New Node Spotlight\n\nName: **LOOP** - [View profile](https://lightning.bitcoindatalabs.org/profile.html?node=028437e6d6fd03a9a5c6b7feee583cea6e4d22da35cf6f761533b1876e9ffcfeb3)\nCapacity: **(1.2 BTC)**\nTransaction: `974733x1422x1`\n\n---\n\n## 💥 Biggest Channel Closed\n\nCapacity (last known): **(2.5 BTC)**\nBetween: **lndus0.zaphq.io ↔ Strike**\nFunding tx: `973860x1486x1`\nClosed since: 2026-11-05 (UTC)\n\n**Details:**\n- [https://mempool.space/lightning/channel/1070770393923321857](https://mempool.space/lightning/channel/1070770393923321857)\n- [https://1ml.com/channel/1070770393923321857](https://1ml.com/channel/1070770393923321857)\n\n---\n\n## 📈 Network Snapshot\n\n| # | Total[^1] | Active[^2] |\n|---|---|---|\n| Nodes | **12,497** (−55, -0.44%) | **13,482** (−1, -0.01%) |\n| Channels | **32,112** (−723, -2.20%) | **33,527** (+54, +0.16%) |\n| Capacity | **3215 BTC** (−221 BTC, -6.43%) | **3258 BTC** (+32 BTC, +1.00%) |\n\n[^1]: Sourced from [bitcoindatalabs' weekly Lightning report](https://lightning.bitcoindatalabs.org/reports.html) — BDL's own census of the network, taken for the most recent completed week because their daily graph file is not current. The change shown is against the previous week's report, not against yesterday. Both columns crawl the same gossip network independently, so they differ and shouldn't be compared directly.\n[^2]: Sourced from [amboss.space](https://amboss.space): only nodes and channels Amboss observed as active (recently online or announcing). Updated daily.\n\n---\n\n## ⭐ Today's featured node\n\n\u003e **[wintermute](https://lightning.bitcoindatalabs.org/profile.html?node=033cb44383ff35fa04035ad2fa6298a5d7f9e56e2d47c0d8d86692505397f24104)** *(rank #451, 21.7M sats, 14 chans, —)*\n\u003e \u003csup\u003eCentrality Bridge: Betweenness centrality rank #8: lies on many shortest payment paths between other nodes.\u003c/sup\u003e",
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