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Rick Reacts to Lightning (Again) and brings up a previously undiscussed flaw

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What it is

Rick Falkvinge responds to viewer feedback on his earlier Lightning Network video and raises a flaw he says was not previously discussed. The main thread is the network's unsolved routing problem.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters cite it, with a pointer to the section from about 10:00, when arguing that Lightning has no solved routing algorithm; most mentions are critical of Lightning.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2018, last 2019

What HN commenters said

  1. “Key bit from 10:00 on, though the rest is well worth your time”

    Argues Lightning has an unsolved routing problem

    davidgerard, 2018-02 · Recommendation · in “IOTA: The Brave Little Toaster That Couldn’t”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: lightning network, bitcoin, routing problem, payment channels, cryptocurrency

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