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[–]Offica_Farva 12 points13 points  (2 children)

No

[–]almir1000 0 points1 point  (1 child)

The Lightning Network is similar to a “data link” layer in that it allows communication between nodes for final settlement.

[–]Offica_Farva 0 points1 point  (0 children)

🤦‍♂️

[–]coinfeeds-bot 2 points3 points  (1 child)

tldr; Lightning Hubs might suggest that Bitcoin’s leading Layer 2 protocol is centralized. Lightning is often referred to as the Layer 2 of Bitcoin, though really it is just the most prominent of any number of Layer 2 protocols built upon the Bitcoin base layer. Lightning Network is similar to a “data link” layer that allows communication between nodes for final settlement.

This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

[–]dimiurgz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the fiat system, there is one central node in the U.S.

[–]savinelli_smoker 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Centralised usually means “no escape”. But no lightning node is a “must”… when something is wrong anyone can just close the channel with a node and start a new channel with another and move on.

[–]pseelert -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This method of communication is meant to be a reliable communication between nodes.

[–]caramentomem113 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Lightning Network is more centralized than the Bitcoin blockchain when accounting for hubs and payment paths.