Chart description
The number of public Lightning Network channels. The Lightning Network works by creating payment channels between two parties, where multiple transactions can be made without the need for each individual transaction to be recorded on the Bitcoin blockchain. These transactions are instead recorded off-chain, which makes them faster and cheaper.
BTC Lightning Network Number of Channels latest values
49,882
in the last 24 hours49,919
in the last hour$420,690
in the last 10 minutes