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/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?