I've ventured into the unknown and I'm finding that bitcoin cash feels better to me. That's all I can say. I do kinda feel locked out of using bitcoin itself since most purchases are on lightning, which is kinda centralized. Pondering.

I tried to set up a bridge to mastodon today.... And my account was just suspended. Well. That's why I'm here! That would have hurt if I cared more about that account. #mastodon #nostr

I found this paper about decentralizing the #lightning network. I've never seen anyone talking about this. They present a way forward on decentralizing liquidity. The abstract is an easy read. #bitcoin ``` The fundamental objective of the Lightning Network is to establish a decentralized platform for scaling the Bitcoin network and facilitating high-throughput micropayments. However, this network has gradually deviated from its decentralized topology since its operational inception, and its resources have quickly shifted towards centralization. The evolution of the network and the changes in its topology have been critically reviewed and criticized due to its increasing centralization. This study delves into the network’s topology and the reasons behind its centralized evolution. We explain the incentives of various participating nodes in the network and propose a score-based strategy for the Lightning Autopilot system, which is responsible for automatically establishing new payment channels for the nodes joining the network. Our study demonstrates that utilizing the proposed strategy could significantly aid in reducing the network’s centralization. This strategy is grounded in qualitative labeling of network nodes based on topological and protocol features, followed by the creation of a scoring and recommendation model. Results of the experiments indicate that in the evolved network using the proposed strategy, concentration indicators such as the Gini coefficient can decrease by up to 17%, and channels ownership of the top 1% of hubs decrease by 27% compared to other autopilot strategies. Moreover, through simulated targeted attacks on hubs and channels, it is shown that by adopting the proposed strategy, the network’s resilience is increased compared to the existing autopilot strategies for evolved networks. The proposed method from this research can also be integrated into operational Lightning clients and potentially replace the current recommendation methods used in Lightning Autopilot. ```

Client Challenge

I know that bitcoin maxis are famously toxic, but man, can the BCH people chill the fuck out? If I can shut out the toxic folks, you can too. Can we all just appreciate being on Nostr and not try to chase each other off? #bch #btc

10 MILLION views in 3 days for the reveal for the **cover art** of GTA VI. HOLY

#banana

mi utala e kiwen pi kalama pona. jan pi toki pona o, o kama tan pimeja. mi wile toki! #tokipona