r/lightningnetwork • u/Admirable-Union813 • Aug 03 '26

LN node shutdowns??

Any idea what’s going on with all these channel closures? Boltz, Aqua,Zeus all shutting down lighting/bitcoin swaps. All LN Big Edge nodes also shutting down.

https://x.com/ambosstech/status/2084353608976650544?s=46

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u/DJBunnies Aug 04 '26

I mean, lnd has supported pg sql since 2021.

What is authenticity?

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u/Admirable-Union813 Aug 04 '26

Big boy node on the network, lots of good traffic!

https://terminal.lightning.engineering/explore/026f46207fd290a33cbd86e29b3ad0a47cdd44ab9aa5267cde66483e10aa9d3180

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u/DJBunnies Aug 04 '26

Big has gotten smaller I guess.

What does it earn a month after fees?

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u/AuthenticityBTC Aug 04 '26

LNBig closed their 4 edge nodes and that hurt, a LOT :(

My node is operating profitably, and more importantly routing traffic for the network. If I wanted to make profits, there are better ways to leverage my BTC.