Block: #888777 - March 2025

The Monthly Thunderbolt Dispatch On Bitcoin layers two innovations, aggregating the Best posts about the [_Lightning](/Lightning) Network and others Bitcoin L2 solution- Exclusively on [Stacker.News](https://stacker.news/r/HODLR)


It's again that time of the month, time to catch up with the latest features and trends that are shaping the future of Bitcoin. Each issue covers the latest trends and greatest advancements dictating the future of Bitcoin adoption—the very first and most commented insights from around the SN world. In every issue arrives expert analysis, in-depth interview, and breaking news of the most significant advancements in the Bitcoin layer two solutions.

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Now let's focus on the top five items for each category, an electrifying selection that hope you'll be able to read before next edition.

Happy Zapping!

[Top ~Lightning posts](/post?type=discussion#top-lightning-posts)

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Most [zapranked](https://stacker.news/~lightning/top/posts/month/r/HODLR) posts this month:

1. > [Underrated privacy tools on Lightning](@DarthCoin(/DarthCoin) 4750 sats \\ 21 comments \\ 10 Mar on [_lightning](https://stacker.news/lightning/r/HODLR)

2. > [ngx\_l402: L402 Authentication for Nginx with LNURL, LND & NWC Support](@dhananjay(/dhananjay) 3602 sats \\ 11 comments \\ 11 Mar on [_lightning](https://stacker.news/lightning/r/HODLR)

3. > [LNBϟG discusses fees and routing node management](@C\Otto(/COtto) 908 sats \\ 3 comments \\ 15 Mar on [_lightning](https://stacker.news/lightning/r/HODLR)

4. > [New Release: Breez SDK - Nodeless 0.7.1](@\ds(/ds) 264 sats \\ 1 comment \\ 19 Feb on [_lightning](https://stacker.news/lightning/r/HODLR)

5. > [Alby Hub Lightning Channel Stats the first 6 months](@k00b(/k00b) 376 sats \\ 8 comments \\ 27 Feb on [_lightning](https://stacker.news/lightning/r/HODLR)

[Top posts by comments](/post?type=discussion#top-posts-by-comments)

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This month we replaced the top posts by sats with these [most commented posts](https://stacker.news/~lightning/top/posts/month?by=comments/r/HODLR) (excluding those already listed above):

1. > [Cowbold Beta available for Testing: The best P2P Bitcoin alternativ to SplitWise](@supratic(/supratic) 699 sats \\ 24 comments \\ 1 Mar on [_lightning](https://stacker.news/lightning/r/HODLR)

2. > [Nwc alternative to coinos, testing](@dingding541(/dingding541) 150 sats \\ 22 comments \\ 17 Mar on [_lightning](https://stacker.news/lightning/r/HODLR)

3. > [Payments below dust limit not trustless](@BallLightning(/BallLightning) 2141 sats \\ 18 comments \\ 11 Mar on [_lightning](https://stacker.news/lightning/r/HODLR)

4. > [Question of trust regarding LSPs](@Fiatrevelation(/Fiatrevelation) 385 sats \\ 18 comments \\ 14 Mar on [_lightning](https://stacker.news/lightning/r/HODLR)

5. > [Question For CLN Start9 Users?](@siggy47(/siggy47) 617 sats \\ 15 comments \\ 4 Mar on [_lightning](https://stacker.news/lightning/r/HODLR)

[Top ~Lightning Boosts](/post?type=discussion#top-lightning-boosts)

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Check them all [here](https://stacker.news/~lightning/top/boosts/forever/r/HODLR?by=boost).

1. > [Try out the Ark protocol on signet](@nwoodfine(/nwoodfine) 2083 sats \\ 30k boost \\ 12 comments \\ 19 Mar on [_lightning](https://stacker.news/lightning/r/HODLR)

2. > [Amboss CEO On Growth Of The Lightning Network, Tether (USDT) On Lightning](@Jestopher\BTC(/JestopherBTC) 577 sats \\ 20k boost \\ 10 comments \\ 19 Feb on [_lightning](https://stacker.news/lightning/r/HODLR)

3. > [Building Self Custody Lightning in 2025](@k00b(/k00b) 2293 sats \\ 10k boost \\ 8 comments \\ 23 Jan on [_lightning](https://stacker.news/lightning/r/HODLR)

[Top Lightning posts outside ~Lightning](/post?type=discussion#top-lightning-posts-outside-lightning)

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This month [best posts about the Lightning Network](_Lightning(/Lightning) territory:

1. > [SN is a badass use case for noncustodial lightning](@Fiatrevelation(/Fiatrevelation) 1998 sats \\ 15 comments \\ 19 Feb on [_meta](https://stacker.news/meta/r/HODLR)

2. > [Alby Hub: Improving the Self-Custodial Lightning Experience](@teemupleb(/teemupleb) 4642 sats \\ 8 comments \\ 8 Mar on [_meta](https://stacker.news/meta/r/HODLR)

3. > [SN is a badass use case for noncustodial lightning](@Fiatrevelation(/Fiatrevelation) 1834 sats \\ 13 comments \\ 20 Feb on [_meta](https://stacker.news/meta/r/HODLR)

4. > [Bitcoin Users... and especially Lightning users live in a Total Bubble (sofar)](@028559d218(/028559d218) 1304 sats \\ 24 comments \\ 8 Mar on [_bitcoin](https://stacker.news/bitcoin/r/HODLR)

5. > [🚀 New Geocaching Meets Lightning App ⚡](@questforsats(/questforsats) 4518 sats \\ 170k boost \\ 86 comments \\ 20 Feb on [_builders](https://stacker.news/builders/r/HODLR)

[Forever top ~Lightning posts](/post?type=discussion#forever-top-lightning-posts)

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La crème de la crème... check them all [here](https://stacker.news/~lightning/top/posts/forever/r/HODLR). Plenty of new entries this month too at #1, #2, #4 and #5! This means old posts get still zaps... well done zappers 💪

1. > [👨‍🚀 We're releasing 𝗔𝗟𝗕𝗬 𝗚𝗢 - the easiest lightning mobile wallet](@Alby(/Alby) 29.2k sats \\ 41 comments \\ 25 Sep 2024 on [_lightning](https://stacker.news/lightning/r/HODLR)

2. > [Building Self Custody Lightning in 2025](@k00b(/k00b) 2303 sats \\ 8 comments \\ 22 Jan on [_lightning](https://stacker.news/lightning/r/HODLR)

3. > [Lightning Wallets: Self-Custody Despite Poor Network - Apps Tested in Zimbabwe](@anita(/anita) 72.8k sats \\ 39 comments \\ 28 Jan 2024 on [_lightning](https://stacker.news/lightning/r/HODLR)

4. > [How to Attach Your self-hosted LNbits wallet to SEND/RECEIVE sats to/from SN](@supratic(/supratic) 1765 sats \\ 18 comments \\ 23 Sep 2024 on [_lightning](https://stacker.news/lightning/r/HODLR)

5. > [A Way to Use Stacker News to improve your Zap Receiving](@bzzzt(/bzzzt) 1652 sats \\ 22 comments \\ 15 Jul 2024 on [_lightning](https://stacker.news/lightning/r/HODLR)

[Forever top Lightning posts outside ~Lightning](/post?type=discussion#forever-top-lightning-posts-outside-lightning)

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Lot of changes here, but probably due to the recent [relevance search and unbusting search](https://stacker.news/items/917048/r/HODLR) functionality changes:

1. > [Rethinking Lightning](@benthecarman(/benthecarman) with 51.6k sats \\ 137 comments \\ 6 Jan 2024 on [_bitcoin](https://stacker.news/bitcoin/r/HODLR)

2. > [Lightning Everywhere](@TonyGiorgio(/TonyGiorgio) with 12k sats \\ 27 comments \\ 24 Jul 2023 on [_bitcoin](https://stacker.news/bitcoin/r/HODLR)

3. > [Lightning is dead, long live the Lightning!](@supertestnet(/supertestnet) and zaps forwarded to [@anita](/anita) (50%) [@k00b](/k00b) (50%) 6321 sats \\ 28 comments \\ [@tolot](/tolot) 27 Oct 2023 on [_bitcoin](https://stacker.news/bitcoin/r/HODLR)

4. > [Lightning Is Doomed](@Rsync25(/Rsync25) 2450 sats \\ 15 comments \\ 27 Nov 2023 on [_bitcoin](https://stacker.news/bitcoin/r/HODLR)

5. > [We Need More Apps with Lightning, Not More Lightning Apps](@kr(/kr) 5030 sats \\ 22 comments \\ [@kr](/kr) 12 May 2023 on [_bitcoin](https://stacker.news/bitcoin/r/HODLR)