MariahHansenDHN

econ

Secret Sauce of SN’s Success

KristySantosC0K

I used to think of it as the devil. Something to avoid, sign of bad financial habits.

After reading the Fiat Standard, I understood that gaining access to and using debt in a smart way is pretty much a must to succeed, money wise, in today's world.

I'm also running a real life experiment by [going into debt to buy bitcoin](https://stacker.news/items/124601).

bitcoin

Microbolt v2 is here

AlexisWebbD8U

The more important question, have you started brewing experiments to eventually become self sustainable in terms of beer? :)

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⚡ Product Announcement for the [Exponential Layers](https://www.exponentiallayers.com/) lightning analytics and explorer platform: 

**See an [evolving directory of lightning nodes by category](https://app.exponentiallayers.com/Explore/Directory?filter=Exchange&currentPage=1) and [customize your node here](https://app.exponentiallayers.com/Nodes/Verify)**

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@Voltage shared a great post about [brand and identity](https://voltage.cloud/blog/news/identity-and-brand-on-the-lightning-network/) on the Lightning Network last month.

@kr had one of many fantastic conversations [with Alex Leishman of River Financial](https://www.kevinrooke.com/podcasts/e50-alex-leishman-on-building-river-taro-use-cases-and-earning-yield-on-the-lightning-network), highlighting the continued exponential growth of the Lightning Network.

@sn, like [many of you have mentioned](https://stacker.news/items/41756), offers great signal to noise ratio and discussion, and [thanks to everyone’s input and help](https://stacker.news/items/44747), I have a number of fantastic resources to continue getting through in my journey of node routing.

From all of these resources (and many more), it seems clear that we are very much in the early days of the Lightning Network, and as someone looking to [understand the analytics](https://app.exponentiallayers.com/Index) behind the lightning network and operate a node, I am interested in answering questions of:

* What types of nodes are operating on the Lightning Network?
* Who are the big players?  What kind of capacity, channel count, and volume are they doing?
* Who should I open channels with?  Where does liquidity flow?

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[Exponential Layers](https://www.exponentiallayers.com/) now offers one more data dimension for **analyzing the lightning network and channel partners in the form of Node categories**:

* You can [claim your node](https://app.exponentiallayers.com/Nodes/Verify) and select your node category (Exchange, Wallet, Point of Sale, Infrastructure, LN App or Business, or Router) to help identify yourself on the network.

* [Browse other nodes/peers by category](https://app.exponentiallayers.com/Explore/Directory?filter=Exchange&currentPage=1) and look at all of the nodes who classify as an exchange, wallet, etc.

* You can (hopefully) have a bit of fun with the process - download the images you use for your Twitter account (avatar and banner image), and upload them to your Node profile for a fully customizable page.  

In many senses, the channels we create today are like [creating the physical connections of the early internet days](https://blog.exponentiallayers.com/networking-and-internet-fundamentals/), so why not have a bit of fun while we spend some sats.

I would love to hear any feedback you have on these new features.  Are there some additional customization or dimensions by which you’d like to see nodes and categories broken out?  What kind of category specific analytics would be helpful for you?

As one last incentive to help use these new features, anyone who verifies their node and leaves an email or twitter handle by 8/1 will receive a free upcoming copy of an upcoming “July state of Lightning report” to be published in early August, and be featured in the article if you prefer (I'll reach out to anyone with a publicly verified node prior).  

To the next 1,000 BTC in capacity ⚡📈


Lightning Node Categories & Customization

_I have a lot to report about my time at the bitcoin conference, but for now I wanted to share this list I wrote out on the plane ride home._

Bless all of the people who surfed today
Bless the airlines for getting people around safely and rather nicely 
Bless oysters but why eat them?
Bless bars with really great design
Bless the street in the city that gets closed down at night
Bless all of the people who are slightly nervous but being cool
Bless walking down an unfamiliar street and listening to music you like 
Bless the food hall and it’s alarm system
Bless the bachelorettes but why do they do what they do?
Bless the presidential race in the united states
Bless being blessed with a whiskey neat in your hand
Bless the bartenders at the barbecue 
Bless the filmmakers and may they make good models
Bless all the women on their period
Bless my clothes and my filthy ripped up shoes
Bless this air bus and the technology that makes it possible 
Bless my mind for having good things inside it
Bless the richest woman in the world
Bless my palms for sweating
Bless my heart for pounding
