
If you donāt understand these 3 points about the Lightning Network, you probably donāt understand Bitcoin at all š§µā” 1. Using Lightning non-custodially means you control your private keys. š "Not your keys, not your coins." But hereās the nuance: in Lightning, holding your keys also means holding an on-chain UTXO, the purest form of Bitcoin. Owning your own channel = owning your own UTXO. That means your funds cannot be censored or seized. For a deeper dive into Bitcoinās fundamentals, hereās a great read: https://offchain.media/post/what-is-lightning-network-bitcoin 2. Lightning is more than a Bitcoin L2, itās a universal language for apps and protocols using BTC. Since you canāt split one UTXO among millions, many users will rely on other tech (Liquid, Spark, Ark). But Lightning will still connect them all, allowing interoperability across the Bitcoin ecosystem. 3. Lightning isnāt just fast and cheap, itās also private. When you pay over Lightning: - The sender of a tx is hidden - Their wallet balance stays unknown Itās one of the best ways to spend BTC privately while staying plugged into the network.