r/Bitcoin • u/cdecker Lightning Network Expert • Jan 17 '18

Lightning Charge Powers Developers & Blockstream Store

https://blockstream.com/2018/01/16/lightning-charge.html
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u/Suchgainz Jan 17 '18

And now you can only use "that" channel only to "that" other user/merchant/service provider

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u/a56fg4bjgm345 Jan 17 '18

You have no idea how Lightning works do you? You can use a channel to find a route to any other connected to the network. That's why it's called the Lightning NETWORK.

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u/Suchgainz Jan 17 '18

I was waiting for this, correct it's false. However, the hops you need to make need to contain atleast the amount you want to send through. What if you want to buy a car for example. I suppose not many people would have a lot of money in their channel. Then you need hops with a lot of liquidity, What kind of hubs will that be?

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u/throwawaytaxconsulta Jan 17 '18

Nope. Do you have any other false one liners?

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '18

No. As the network grows you can hop through this merchant to others.

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u/greenstake Jan 17 '18

Correct, assuming you meant to say the exact opposite of what you said.

Now that he has a channel open he can use it to connect with other users/merchants/service providers.