閃電網絡抑制了成千上萬的加密貨幣的理由

儘管閃電網絡（比特幣）使它在很長一段時間內完全沒有用，但加密貨幣XRP又重新成為了人們的關注。

Despite the claim by the XRPL foundation that XRP (ripple) boasts a higher transaction throughput than Bitcoin, rendering the latter useless for a long time, this narrative is far from accurate.

儘管XRPL基金會聲稱XRP（Ripple）具有比比特幣更高的交易吞吐量，這使後者長期無用，但這種敘述遠非準確。

Bitcoin remains the primary cryptocurrency, prioritizing decentralization over transaction throughput, a tradeoff inherent in blockchain technology. The creation of the Lightning Network, however, enables both high transaction throughput and decentralization.

比特幣仍然是主要的加密貨幣，將權力分散量優先於交易吞吐量，這是區塊鏈技術固有的權衡。但是，閃電網絡的創建可以實現高交易吞吐量和權力下放化。

The Lightning Network (LN) is a secondary network that operates over the Bitcoin network, enabling faster, cheaper, and more confidential transactions. It is designed for small payments, down to a satoshi (0.00000001 BTC), facilitating applications such as micro-tips or paying for a few seconds of internet service without requiring a subscription.

Lightning Network（LN）是通過比特幣網絡運行的二級網絡，可以更快，更便宜和更機密的交易。它是為小型付款而設計的，可直至Satoshi（0.00000001 BTC），促進了諸如微型TIPS之類的應用程序或付費幾秒鐘的互聯網服務而無需訂閱。

Launched in 2018, the Lightning Network has experienced rapid growth, hosting around fifteen thousand nodes by the end of 2024. The network boasts a collective capacity of 5,000 BTC, roughly 500 million dollars. Its interoperable implementations, such as LND, Core Lightning, or Eclair, coordinate through a set of standards outlined in BOLT (Basics of Lightning Technology).

閃電網絡於2018年推出，到2024年底持續了大約一萬五千個節點。該網絡的集體容量為5,000 BTC，約為5億美元。它的可互操作實現（例如LND，Core Lightning或Eclair）通過螺栓（閃電技術的基礎知識）概述的一組標准進行協調。

The adoption of the Lightning Network by merchants is also progressing, with major players such as Bitrefill, a bitcoin gift card vendor, and OpenNode, a payment processor, enabling over 500,000 merchants (e.g., Shopify) to accept LN payments.

商人通過閃電網絡的採用也正在進步，比特幣禮品卡供應商Bitrefill和付款處理器OpenNode等主要參與者，使超過500,000家商人（例如Shopify）可以接受LN付款。

Finally, the confidentiality of LN transactions is a key advantage, as their journey through multiple channels before reaching their destination renders them inherently private. This differs from the Bitcoin network, where all transactions are publicly visible. Lightning payments only disclose the sender and recipient to the parties directly involved.

最後，LN交易的機密性是一個關鍵優勢，因為他們在到達目的地之前通過多個渠道的旅程使他們固有地私密。這與比特幣網絡不同，在該網絡上，所有交易均可公開可見。閃電付款僅向直接涉及的各方披露發件人和接收者。