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What's built on Taproot Assets? Four things you can use ...

2026-10-05T09:15:08Z

What's built on Taproot Assets? Four things you can use today:

1) Issuance: mint and burn in @thunderhubio
2) Spot trading: pick your peer and price
3) Liquidity providing: Taproot LSP on Rails
4) Cross-asset payments: Payments API + TypeScript SDK

amboss.tech

There's a FED rate decision today and markets are bracing for ...

2026-09-16T16:24:06Z

There's a FED rate decision today and markets are bracing for the latest decision.

The story alongside it is what is happening with Japan. Why does this keep coming up?

It all has to do with something called the Yen Carry Trade.

Here's the breakdown:
https://drop.amboss.tech/yen-carry-trade-explainer.html

4,000 bitcoin left Liquid on Saturday. About $320 million. Nobody ...

2026-09-07T16:01:51Z

4,000 bitcoin left Liquid on Saturday. About $320 million.
Nobody broke the cryptography. Every proof was mathematically valid. One of them just never got checked, because a cache said it already had.

Interactive breakdown, live in your browser:
https://drop.amboss.tech/liquid-rangeproof-explainer.html?utm_source=x&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=liquid-rangeproof-explainer

Here's an explainer to get a better understanding of Taproot ...

2026-08-28T17:24:25Z

Here's an explainer to get a better understanding of Taproot Assets and how USD Stablecoins interface with the rest of the Lightning Network

https://drop.amboss.tech/taproot-assets-explainer.html

Most people assume an AI agent buying something on your site pays ...

2026-08-26T16:22:12Z

Most people assume an AI agent buying something on your site pays the way you do. It can't.

A typical online card fee is about 2.9% plus $0.30. Below roughly $0.31, the fee costs more than the purchase. Agents transact per API call, per token, per lookup, in amounts far under that line. The problem isn't that cards are slow at that scale. It's that the arithmetic never closes.

The traffic is already here. Cloudflare's network put the June 2026 split at 57.5% automated against 42.5% human, and the agentic slice specifically grew around 80x year over year.

What's filling the gap is a status code that has been reserved since 1991 and unused for 33 years. HTTP 402 Payment Required. Coinbase and Cloudflare shipped x402 in September 2025. Lightning Labs built L402 on Lightning. In both, the payment receipt doubles as the credential, so paying and authenticating become one step instead of two systems bolted together.

I want to be straight about the limit. These protocols prove money moved. They do not decide whether a given request should have been trusted. Prompt injection, unbounded spend, and liability when an agent buys the wrong thing are all unresolved, which is roughly what the Amazon and Perplexity fight has been about since 2024.

For anyone taking payments today: are you seeing agent traffic that your checkout simply can't serve?

https://drop.amboss.tech/machine-economy-explainer.html?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=machine-economy-explainer

New money is never neutral. It has to enter somewhere. It reaches ...

2026-08-20T14:07:52Z

New money is never neutral.
It has to enter somewhere. It reaches people in an order. The order is the entire story, and almost nobody discusses it.
https://drop.amboss.tech/qe-cantillon-explainer.html?utm_source=x&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=qe-cantillon-explainer

The comforting version: money supply goes up, all prices go up by the same amount, nobody is really better or worse off.
That has never once been true. Prices update as money is spent, one transaction at a time.
Whoever spends first buys at yesterday's prices.

Richard Cantillon speculated in John Law's Mississippi Company around 1720 and walked away a multimillionaire while the scheme collapsed on everyone else.
He then wrote down exactly why it had worked.
The man who named the effect had already used it.

Here is the part people miss: QE is not printing money and handing it out.
It is a swap. The central bank creates reserves and buys bonds. A pension fund that held a bond now holds money.
Nothing was given away. The composition of who holds what simply changed.

Which makes the next bit sharper, not softer.
That pension fund cannot sit on cash. It has liabilities. So it buys the next asset along. And that seller buys the next one.
The Bank of England said it plainly in 2012: asset purchases pushed up equities at least as much as gilts.

The same 2012 paper, written at the Treasury Committee's request, reported who owned those assets.
The top 5% of households held 40% of the household financial assets held outside pension funds.
A policy designed to raise asset prices pays out in proportion to who holds them.

US data, 2000 to 2025, from FRED:
Median full-time prime-age wage: +108%
Consumer prices: +86%
House prices: +224%
Real wages actually rose about 12%. The house still got 55% more expensive measured in weeks of that wage.
Both are true at once.

We built it as an interactive page. The queue model runs in your browser. The 25 years of wage and house data are real FRED series. Section 07 covers what economists still dispute.
https://drop.amboss.tech/qe-cantillon-explainer.html?utm_source=x&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=qe-cantillon-explainer

You can just learn things #nevent1q…u3d7

2026-08-20T00:08:21Z

You can just learn things

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A thousand people can own one Bitcoin transaction.

Ark gets pitched as "the next Lightning." It solves a similar problem: instant, cheap, self-custodial Bitcoin payments, with an almost opposite design. Understanding the difference tells you what each approach is actually for.
https://drop.amboss.tech/ark-explainer.html

A thousand people can own one Bitcoin transaction. Ark gets ...

2026-08-19T13:15:16Z

A thousand people can own one Bitcoin transaction.

Ark gets pitched as "the next Lightning." It solves a similar problem: instant, cheap, self-custodial Bitcoin payments, with an almost opposite design. Understanding the difference tells you what each approach is actually for.
https://drop.amboss.tech/ark-explainer.html

Most people think that tapping your card means that you paid, but ...

2026-08-18T21:38:53Z

Most people think that tapping your card means that you paid, but that is far from the truth.

Here's how payment cards actually work.
https://drop.amboss.tech/card-payments-explainer.html

You’ve been doing Bitcoin’s sales work for free. Not anymore. ...

2026-08-17T20:03:49Z

You’ve been doing Bitcoin’s sales work for free. Not anymore.

Amboss Affiliate Program is live: 15–20% of platform fees for a full year on every merchant you bring to Lightning payments. Paid in bitcoin over Lightning, claim any amount, any time.

The volatility objection is dead: Merchants get 0.5%, final settlement, self-custody, and can choose BTC or stablecoins.

Learn more: https://amboss.tech/blog/amboss-affiliate-program

Sign up to join as an affiliate: amboss.tech/affiliates

If you've been sharing the word about self-custody bitcoin payments and saving on payment processing fees, we want to reward you!

Press Release: https://apnews.com/press-release/globenewswire-mobile/press-release-996353efbed139278552e1a6d88c8fc3

This week we shipped 4 interactive explainers on the crypto ...

2026-08-14T18:09:17Z

This week we shipped 4 interactive explainers on the crypto foundations of Bitcoin and Lightning:

Hash collisions
Every Bitcoin address has an absurd number of valid private keys that can spend it. Collisions are guaranteed… and still impractical to find.
https://drop.amboss.tech/hash-explainer.html

Signatures: Nonce reuse
Sony lost the PS3 master key because one number got used twice. The same bug drained Bitcoin wallets in 2013.
Run the attack yourself on real secp256k1 — 77 microseconds.
https://drop.amboss.tech/signatures-explainer.html

What the blockchain sees of a Lightning payment
Nothing.
No block. No confirmation. No permanent record. Nobody along the route can take a single sat.
https://drop.amboss.tech/lightning-explainer.html

SWIFT vs Lightning
In 2016, hackers stole $951M from Bangladesh’s central bank using correctly authenticated SWIFT messages.
SWIFT only carries instructions, which is why international wires still take 1–5 days through correspondent bank hops.
https://drop.amboss.tech/swift-explainer.html

Happy routing ⚡

The blockchain never sees a Lightning payment. No block. No ...

2026-08-13T21:56:10Z

The blockchain never sees a Lightning payment.

No block. No confirmation. No permanent record. And nobody along the way can take a single sat.
https://drop.amboss.tech/lightning-explainer.html

Sony lost the PlayStation 3 master key because one throwaway ...

2026-08-11T16:37:46Z

Sony lost the PlayStation 3 master key because one throwaway number got used twice.

The same bug drained Bitcoin wallets in 2013.

Run the attack yourself on real secp256k1. It takes 77 microseconds.
https://drop.amboss.tech/signatures-explainer.html

Every Bitcoin address has billions of billions of billions of ...

2026-08-10T14:28:25Z

Every Bitcoin address has billions of billions of billions of private keys that can spend it.

Collisions don't just exist. They're guaranteed to.

Nobody will ever find one, and the reason is the most interesting thing in cryptography.
https://drop.amboss.tech/hash-explainer.html

How much additional security does a multi-sig offer? Are dice ...

2026-08-05T22:17:32Z

How much additional security does a multi-sig offer?
Are dice rolls the answer to bitcoin security?

We put together a site to help you grok these fundamental concepts around entropy and security.

Can you get all the quiz questions right?
https://drop.amboss.tech/entropy-explainer.html

We're thrilled to power BitGo's new Lightning Earn ...

2026-06-12T13:52:19Z

We're thrilled to power BitGo's new Lightning Earn product with our Rails infrastructure ⚡

Corporate treasuries and institutions can now deploy their BTC as liquidity on the Lightning Network — earning real BTC routing fees while keeping full BitGo security, custody, and compliance standards. Lightning is ready for enterprise scale.

Big thanks to the @BitGo team for making this happen. Let's Earn ⚡
www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260611722942/en/BitGo-Introduces-Lightning-Earn-to-Empower-Institutions-to-Participate-In-Lightning-Network

#Bitcoin #LightningNetwork #Rails

Every exchange you use to rebalance or swap assets holds your ...

2026-05-09T11:07:55Z

Every exchange you use to rebalance or swap assets holds your funds during the trade.
RailsX doesn't. Atomic payments mean your node never surrenders custody mid-swap. It either completes in full or doesn't complete at all.

If you run a Lightning node, channel rebalancing just became ...

2026-05-08T23:00:38Z

If you run a Lightning node, channel rebalancing just became portfolio management.
RailsX converts the circular payments you already execute into atomic swaps between bitcoin and stablecoins — directly from Thunderhub, in full self-custody.

Catch CEO @nprofile…a45g at The Bitcoin Conf for the next ...

2026-04-24T00:05:07Z

Catch CEO Jestopher (nprofile…a45g) at The Bitcoin Conf for the next frontier for #Lightning!

"Channeling Interest: How Companies Are Monetizing The Lightning Network" at the Enterprise Stage

April 28, 2026 from 10:00 am - 10:30 am

Featuring: graham krizek - voltage, Tyler Wood - Block, Jestopher (nprofile…a45g) - Amboss (nprofile…eph5) , shone anstey - LQWD.

💜 ⚡

2026-03-04T02:26:50Z

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Fridays are for launching your own Lightning store A Complete ...

2026-02-27T20:41:28Z

Fridays are for launching your own Lightning store

A Complete Self-Custody & No KYC Setup Guide:
https://amboss.tech/blog/how-to-accept-bitcoin-lightning-payments-with-no-kyc-part-one

Introducing Magma MCP ⚡ If you run a Lightning node, you know ...

2026-02-11T15:15:04Z

Introducing Magma MCP ⚡
If you run a Lightning node, you know the pain of managing liquidity.

Magma MCP lets your AI agent (like Claude) buy #Lightning liquidity via simple prompts:
“Buy $10 of Lightning liquidity for my node at [pubkey]”

OR “Buy $25 of private channel liquidity...”

The agent:
→ Validates & queries Magma marketplace for optimal channels
→ Returns a Lightning invoice for you to pay with your wallet

Pay it → Magma opens the channel(s) automatically. ✅

Agentic prompting magic for effortless liquidity buys.

🔗 Try it out: https://a4s.me/magma-mcp-npm

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2026-01-31T14:37:58Z

https://www.theblock.co/post/387396/amboss-unveils-lightning-native-p2p-platform-railsx-bitcoin-stablecoin-swaps

No HODL invoices. All lightning native. Robosats bridges to fiat, ...

2026-01-30T18:51:05Z

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No HODL invoices.
All lightning native.

Robosats bridges to fiat, so it's a perfect P2P partner opportunity.

P2P trading is coming to Lightning! ⚡ ANNOUNCING RailsX — the ...

2026-01-30T15:18:09Z

P2P trading is coming to Lightning! ⚡
ANNOUNCING RailsX — the first true Lightning-native DEX.

KYC-free. Fully self-custodial.
P2P trades directly via Lightning channels.
No intermediaries, no bridges, near-zero fees.

RailsX turns Lightning payments into seamless P2P trades powered by Taproot Assets on Lightning.

Why it matters 👇
• Unlocks the $9.5T daily FX market on Bitcoin
• Capture arbitrage in seconds
• 24/7 global, decentralized access
• Deep liquidity for volatility & cross-asset flows
• High-frequency atomic trading that scales
• 100% self-custody
• Supports decentralized liquidity providers on Lightning

This is 5+ years of Amboss innovation: Magma’s marketplace + Rails’ automated yield + Graph ML optimizations.

Bitcoin is evolving into the world’s financial rail with its solid foundation.

Opportunities for:
• Traders: Execute secure P2P trades and instant arbitrage.
• Liquidity Providers: Capture fees on Rails.
• Merchants: Receive payments in your currency of choice.
• Stablecoin Issuers: Mint stablecoins on Bitcoin as Taproot Assets.

We're seeking partnerships with Liquidity Providers, on/off-ramps, market makers, and stablecoin issuers. Let's talk — reply or DM us!

Traders, LPs, Bitcoiners: this is your moment.
🔗 Sign up for early access → https://a4s.me/railsx
📖 Deep dive: https://a4s.me/railsx-ln-dex-blog

What Happened in #Lightning? A Year in Review 2025 was a breakout ...

2026-01-02T21:40:10Z

What Happened in #Lightning? A Year in Review

2025 was a breakout year for the Lightning Network!
Public capacity smashed its all-time high (~$500M). Institutional liquidity poured in, protocol upgrades landed, and real-world adoption accelerated.

Here’s the recap 🧵

1/ Record Capacity Surge

• Public LN capacity hit a new ATH: 5,799 BTC in December (per Amboss data).
• Major exchanges ( Binance, OKX, Kraken, Bitfinex) added massive liquidity.
• Reversed 2025 dips – institutional confidence is back!

2/ Key Metrics

• Nodes grew +2.55% YTD (dipped mid-year, then rebounded)
• Average channel size increased → larger payment capacity
• Lightning grew at low cost, channel fees stayed flat
• Healthier channel closures: mutual ↑, forced ↓
• Liquidity deepened, LINER is a more accurate yield indicator
The network strengthened, setting the stage for larger, higher-volume payments.

3/ Institutional Milestone: BitGo + Voltage

BitGo now enables Lightning payments directly from qualified custody. Fast BTC transfers for institutions without running nodes. Huge for mainstream adoption!

4/ Exchange & Fintech Integrations

• 15% of BTC withdrawals on Coinbase via Lightning
• Revolut (50M+ users) and SoFi announced plans for Lightning integration.
Everyday payments getting faster & cheaper.

5/ Lightning-Native Yield

• Block/Square earning 9.7% yield routing LN payments
• Amboss (nprofile…9cxu) released Rails - Productizing Lightning yield for payment integrators
Payments aren’t just fast, they can generate yield.

6/ Merchant Adoption

• Steak ’n Shake launched LN payments
• Global chains & pilots pushing real-world use
• Square enabled 4M merchants to accept Bitcoin
• Cash App expanded Lightning usage for P2P and withdrawals
All these cases reinforce the Lightning Network as a payment rail at scale!

7/ Cross-Asset Payments Upgrade

Multi-asset payments are coming to Bitcoin (hello stablecoins!) Laying rails on a secure layer.

Lightning Labs released Taproot Assets v0.7:
• Reusable addresses
• Auditable supplies
• Better reliability

8/ Stablecoins on Lightning

Tether co-led $8M round in Speed – bringing USDT on Lightning via Taproot Assets.
Solving fragmentation: stable value + Lightning speed on Bitcoin.
The future of global payments?

9/ Infrastructure Wins

• Breez_Tech’s SDK onboarded dozens of apps, including bridging to Spark stablecoins
• Voltage powering enterprise solutions
• BitGo enabling institutional Lightning payments
Infrastructure powering smoother Lightning integration for apps and institutions.

10/ These were our standout stories for 2025 showing powerful ecosystem upgrades and the growing maturity of Lightning.

We’re looking forward to a strong 2026 that solidifies Bitcoin as the payment system for the world.

11/ 2026 Outlook:
Multi-asset flows, trillions in volume potential, broader integrations.

Which Lightning milestone are you excited for in 2026? Reply or repost with your thoughts!

We built Magma & liquidity subscriptions to make node ...

2026-01-02T12:17:04Z

In reply to nevent1q…snr4
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We built Magma & liquidity subscriptions to make node management be maintenance-free! Magma optimizes channel openings based on your node and the network. Connecting to the Rails cluster connects your node to one of the most active hubs in the LN. As a result, higher payment throughput!

Lightning Network 2025 Stats: Year in Review ⚡️📊 Across ...

2025-12-30T22:30:15Z

Lightning Network 2025 Stats: Year in Review ⚡️📊

Across metrics, Lightning showed robust growth with all the hallmarks of health and strength with its expansion.

2025 set a solid foundation for Bitcoin's MoE proliferation in the years ahead.

Let the data show you👇

1/ Lightning Capacity ATH
More Bitcoin is moving onto the #LightningNetwork.

Capacity contracted in early 2025, then reversed in August to close the year at record highs.

Users continued committing BTC to Lightning, countering downward BTC price pressure.

2/ Lightning Increased Concentration

Early in 2025, the network pruned smaller, inactive channels.
While there were fewer connections, the average channel size grew, enabling larger payments.

Lightning is evolving from many small roads → fewer highways for higher throughput.

3/ New Channels Signal High Conviction

New channel opens (in sats) show a clear strengthening trend.

• Channel opens intensified throughout the year in size and number
• Capacity moved into fewer, higher-quality channels

Liquidity is being strategically deployed: fewer, larger channels support bigger payments. The trend indicates more confidence in peers and the protocol.

4/ Channel Closures Look Healthier

In 2025:
• Mutual closes grew modestly (healthy close)
• Force closes bursted then fell slightly
• Penalty closes were rare (only 7)

Pruning in action:
Forced closes involved smaller (and likely inactive) channels, preceding large channel opens (pruning)

Mutual closes indicate higher network and protocol stability.

With smarter channel openings (AI-optimized) and a mature protocol, force closes reduce over time.

5/ Cost-Conscious Network Growth

Lightning grew at low cost in 2025:
• Node operators deployed large amounts of capital
• Low on-chain fees supported these deployments
• Low setup costs enabled higher profit possibilities

Flat channel fees plus rising capacity signal a prudent network with maturing structure.

6/ Magma surged while LINER remained steady

Magma, the liquidity marketplace, grew more established in 2025, providing more liquidity pricing data to LINER:
• More decentralized liquidity
• Deeper market (60 BTC)
• Automated Liquidity
• Private channel purchases increased (incl. via Alby)

Marketplace volume made LINER a more accurate yield indicator.

7/ The node graph tells a story

Nodes grew +2.37% YTD, but the journey was notable:

• Early 2025: many channels were closed with a sharp decline of nodes around June/July
• Later in the year: larger capacity channels were opened

What do you think drove the 2025 node growth?

8/ The big picture
2025 laid the groundwork for scale.

• Bigger channels
• Healthier channel lifecycles
• Deeper liquidity markets
• Larger payment possibilities

The network strengthened its foundations amid rapid growth.

#LightningNetwork is maturing, now positioned for larger, higher-volume payments.

Explore the data behind this thread →
https://amboss.space/stats

Based on the data, new channels opened were of larger size, ...

2025-12-30T22:01:22Z

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Based on the data, new channels opened were of larger size, meaning larger channels can support bigger payments.
We released a 2025 stats year in review today on X.
Check it out: https://x.com/ambosstech/status/2006116723339190484?s=46

Magma marketplace offers the cheapest liquidity and uses AI to ...

2025-12-30T21:57:43Z

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Magma marketplace offers the cheapest liquidity and uses AI to optimize channel openings for high payment throughput. Plus nodes can go maintenance-free with liquidity subscriptions. All in a few clicks.

LNBig did a big reallocation.

2025-12-20T20:35:30Z

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LNBig did a big reallocation.

Lightning nodes shown here maintain at least one active, public ...

2025-12-17T14:32:24Z

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Lightning nodes shown here maintain at least one active, public lightning channel. This doesn’t include nodes with only private channels.

🚀 Bitcoin Capacity on Lightning hits an All Time High — ...

2025-12-16T23:02:07Z

🚀 Bitcoin Capacity on Lightning hits an All Time High — 5,637 BTC!
See for yourself: https://a4s.me/amboss-stats

Lightning makes legacy payment rails look ancient. Payments ...

2025-12-09T21:38:50Z

Lightning makes legacy payment rails look ancient.
Payments settle in seconds, with fees <0.02% — literally fractions of a penny. That’s 100–300× cheaper than credit cards.

We’re onboarding business to Lightning payments.
If you’re ready to integrate , we’re ready to make it easy.
👉 a4s.me/amboss-voltage

Lightning evolved: from micropayments to a capital-backed, global ...

2025-12-03T15:02:01Z

Lightning evolved: from micropayments to a capital-backed, global payments network ⚡️Bitcoin payments, flowing at scale.

Read about how Lightning evolved:
🔗 https://a4s.me/ln-evolution-blog

@nprofile…vgda dives into how Amboss & Stillmark are using ...

2025-11-11T18:19:33Z

Jestopher (nprofile…vgda) dives into how Amboss & Stillmark are using AI to decentralize the Lightning Network — boosting routing efficiency and payment throughput.

🔗 https://youtu.be/nOgCimjjMGU

Hi! We discontinued them in the latest version of ThunderHub.

2025-10-28T16:21:53Z

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Hi! We discontinued them in the latest version of ThunderHub.

LOOP out fees are rising — now at 0.55% + service fees. ...

2025-10-22T19:06:52Z

LOOP out fees are rising — now at 0.55% + service fees.
Meanwhile, inbound liquidity on Magma is available from 0.29%.

This creates a clear opportunity for routing nodes:
1. Buy liquidity on Magma
2. Open a channel to LOOP
3. Earn routing fees at LOOP’s higher rate

It’s a win-win:
✅ Routing nodes boost fee returns
✅ Merchants save on liquidity costs

Get better liquidity at a better price: https://a4s.me/magma

Enjoy ⚡️

2025-10-18T21:01:31Z

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Enjoy ⚡️

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2025-10-18T21:00:47Z

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The giveaway is for a channel, not Bitcoin itself. A channel is ...

2025-10-18T13:34:39Z

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The giveaway is for a channel, not Bitcoin itself. A channel is helpful so you can receive lightning payments in the future.

Enjoy! ⚡️

2025-10-18T03:09:49Z

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Enjoy! ⚡️

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2025-10-18T03:09:23Z

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Enjoy! ⚡️

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2025-10-17T23:35:18Z

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Enjoy! ⚡️

2025-10-17T23:34:19Z

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Enjoy! ⚡️

We appreciate the kind words!

2025-10-17T19:35:02Z

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We appreciate the kind words!

Still got some to give! Comment your Amboss node link below👇 ...

2025-10-17T18:33:04Z

Still got some to give!

Comment your Amboss node link below👇

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🚨 Gift-A-Channel Giveaway 🎁
We’re gifting $100 worth of Lightning channels to support the community and help nodes receive payments with better connections. ⚡

Strong connections = smoother payments.

Want in?
👇 Drop your Amboss node link below to enter.

These gifts = real infrastructure, real support, real people empowered.

New on Magma: Buy Private Channels ⚡ ️ Buy reliable liquidity ...

2025-10-16T20:54:40Z

New on Magma: Buy Private Channels ⚡
️
Buy reliable liquidity without revealing your node.
Perfect for mobile & offline setups, and anyone who values privacy.

Private ≠ Limited
No routing. No exposure. Just payments.

Get a private channel 👉 https://a4s.me/magma

You’ll need your node’s Pubkey and at least 1 public channel. ...

2025-10-16T13:08:56Z

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You’ll need your node’s Pubkey and at least 1 public channel. You can find it by pasting your Pubkey at the end of the URL: https://amboss.space/node/{your-pubkey}.

This should be resolved now!

2025-10-15T20:11:55Z

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This should be resolved now!

🫡 ⚡️

2025-10-15T20:01:59Z

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Enjoy ⚡️

2025-10-15T19:46:13Z

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Enjoy ⚡️

Let’s go⚡️

2025-10-15T18:50:36Z

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Let’s go⚡️

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2025-10-15T18:48:28Z

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🚨 Gift-A-Channel Giveaway 🎁 We’re gifting $100 worth of ...

2025-10-15T18:34:06Z

🚨 Gift-A-Channel Giveaway 🎁
We’re gifting $100 worth of Lightning channels to support the community and help nodes receive payments with better connections. ⚡

Strong connections = smoother payments.

Want in?
👇 Drop your Amboss node link below to enter.

These gifts = real infrastructure, real support, real people empowered.

30 days, minimum

2025-10-14T22:14:22Z

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30 days, minimum

New: Gift A Channel is live ⚡ ⚡ For just $10, you can gift ...

2025-10-14T19:09:36Z

New: Gift A Channel is live ⚡ ⚡

For just $10, you can gift ~$3,200 of inbound liquidity (~2.8M sats) to any node.

No account. No friction. Just click “Gift Channels” on their node page.

Use it to:
→ Boost stuck payments
→ Help a new business receive payments
→ Support a friend’s node

Channels are AI-optimized for max throughput.

It’s never been easier to support your friends and new businesses — and grow the Lightning Network.

Try it: https://a4s.me/gift-a-channel
#lightningnetwork #amboss

Your node lonely? Connect to the Rails node cluster to instantly ...

2025-10-08T22:33:54Z

Your node lonely?

Connect to the Rails node cluster to instantly boost your reach.
👉 https://a4s.me/rails-stats

That feeling when you buy inbound liquidity on Magma 😎 Just a ...

2025-09-30T21:43:16Z

That feeling when you buy inbound liquidity on Magma 😎
Just a few clicks. No account needed.
→ https://a4s.me/magma

Fresh perspectives on Bitcoin’s future ⚡️ Store of value ...

2025-09-25T16:22:58Z

Fresh perspectives on Bitcoin’s future ⚡️

Store of value 🤝 Medium of exchange

Have you watched this incredible conversation yet?
🔗 Tune in: http://a4s.me/bitcoin-archive

You can simply add your socket info into Magma V2. Then we can ...

2025-08-27T00:41:38Z

In reply to nevent1q…82xp
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You can simply add your socket info into Magma V2. Then we can pass on the connection information to the optimized LSP(s) with listed offers on Magma.

The validation of the channels sold within the marketplace occurs ...

2025-08-25T11:37:02Z

In reply to nevent1q…9rlc
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The validation of the channels sold within the marketplace occurs via lightning gossip, which is how we differentiate a lightning channel from a transaction paid to one's self. Consequently, all channels opened via Magma currently need to be public.

Are you running a Lightning node already? We make it super easy ...

2025-08-22T15:01:07Z

In reply to nevent1q…jkxw
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Are you running a Lightning node already?

We make it super easy with Magma! All you need is to select the amount of liquidity you'd like, paste in your node's pubkey and pay the Lightning invoice.

Try it out -> https://a4s.me/magma

The data shown is calculated in Bitcoin terms.

2025-08-18T11:13:23Z

In reply to nevent1q…3uwf
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The data shown is calculated in Bitcoin terms.

⚡ Run a Lightning node? Connect to the Rails cluster to improve ...

2025-08-15T14:48:15Z

⚡ Run a Lightning node? Connect to the Rails cluster to improve routing activity, payment reliability, and link into one of the most active hubs on the Lightning Network.

Level up your node 👇 https://a4s.me/rails-stats

Buy Lightning liquidity quickly — no account, no guesswork. ⚡ ...

2025-08-13T21:27:41Z

Buy Lightning liquidity quickly — no account, no guesswork.

⚡ Just pay a Lightning invoice to open a channel to your node.

Buy a channel now → https://a4s.me/magma

The Magma API is now super easy to integrate into any lightning ...

2025-08-12T13:48:49Z

The Magma API is now super easy to integrate into any lightning app where you need liquidity.

https://magma.amboss.tech
#lightningnetwork

⚡️ Magma v2 Is Live! Buy reliable Lightning connections in ...

2025-08-11T19:07:28Z

⚡️ Magma v2 Is Live!

Buy reliable Lightning connections in seconds — no account required, no guesswork.

Try it now 👉 https://a4s.me/magma

Magma lets you connect to the Lightning Network so you can start receiving payments — fast. You can now buy a Lightning channel to your node by simply paying a Lightning invoice.

🎥 Watch the demo in under 60 seconds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm-EyGwZKUA

Why Magma?
· Smart connections: We match your node to the best peers, ensuring reliable and high-performance connections.
· Instant setup: Pay your invoice, and your connection is live in minutes.

How It Works:
1. Find your node’s pubkey on your dashboard
2. Select your preferred amount
3. Paste your pubkey
4. Review and pay — done!

We handle the rest, using built-in intelligence that optimizes your node’s performance. Start receiving payments with no waiting, no complexity.

➡️ Buy a channel: https://a4s.me/magma

Prefer the original experience? Magma Classic is still available: https://a4s.me/magma-classic

Read the article for what’s new: https://a4s.me/magma-v2-blog

#Bitcoin #LightningNetwork #LightningPayments

It's official! We've now paid out over 1 BTC in yields ...

2025-07-31T18:12:59Z

It's official!
We've now paid out over 1 BTC in yields from leasing lightning channels. 🥂

⚡️⚡️⚡️

Have a great weekend lightning node runners! May you route many ...

2025-07-11T22:50:37Z

Have a great weekend lightning node runners!

May you route many payments ⚡

#lightningnetwork

Rails just fulfilled a 1.2 BTC channel lease, enabling lightning ...

2025-07-09T01:14:17Z

Rails just fulfilled a 1.2 BTC channel lease, enabling lightning payments to be as high as $130,000 while earning 1.4% APY.

Lightning isn't just for micro payments anymore.

If you want ultra-fast payment processing for large payments, let's talk.

Every node on Rails is different because they each serve ...

2025-07-02T04:21:01Z

Every node on Rails is different because they each serve different parts of the Lightning economy with reliable payments.

While some nodes earn more from Liquidity Leasing, others earn more from routing payments.

Your bitcoin is now infrastructure.

Rails as a yield service relies on our Intelligence API, which is ...

2025-06-25T23:41:15Z

Rails as a yield service relies on our Intelligence API, which is continuously improving and learning.

Our latest RL model, ASPEN, delivers channel recommendations that improve payment success rates which are 23% better than Alder, our starter model, & 200% better than random.

To make sense of this, you'll need to grok our Max Flow metric, which identifies bottlenecks in the Lightning Network.
Simulating Max Flow is costly, making it a perfect application for AI and Machine Learning.

https://amboss.tech/blog/the-metric-that-matters

We're making this intelligence available with Liquidity Subscriptions to optimize channel purchases for automated liquidity as well as with Rails, our automated yield service.

https://a4s.me/ls

We're excited to be delivering great products that make Lightning easier and more decentralized since that helps Bitcoin scale and reach more people.

Thanks for reading and be sure to repost the update!

Ready to get connected with enterprise-grade lightning ...

2025-06-25T13:31:20Z

In reply to nevent1q…mdtc
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Ready to get connected with enterprise-grade lightning connections?

Sign up here:
https://a4s.me/ls

By strategically deploying Bitcoin on the Lightning Network, ...

2025-06-25T13:30:39Z

By strategically deploying Bitcoin on the Lightning Network, we're making larger payments possible over the Lightning Network.

That means instant transactions for what was previously only possible via onchain transactions or international wire transfers.

GM Let's move the global economy onto Bitcoin ...

2025-06-19T14:41:12Z

GM
Let's move the global economy onto Bitcoin
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4lmEpWYVwP1RUsVjTMZ888?si=0QGl9YFMT5KyZ1OcZgmuxQ

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2025-06-19T00:57:14Z

#memes #funny #lightning #lightningnetwork

The first Rails onboarding invites are out! Join the ...

2025-06-17T19:29:51Z

The first Rails onboarding invites are out!

Join the Bitcoin-native yield revolution with the Lightning Network. Put your BTC to work and start building the future of Bitcoin with us! #Bitcoin #LightningNetwork

Sign up here: https://a4s.me/rails

You can just automate things https://a4s.me/ls

2025-06-05T21:15:43Z

You can just automate things
https://a4s.me/ls

Here's the lowdown on Rails. The yield service that isn't ...

2025-06-04T23:40:20Z

Here's the lowdown on Rails.
The yield service that isn't from hand-waving.

quoting
nevent1q…cy4w
Pure Degeneracy

Episode 1106 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE!

Topics for today:

- Amboss Yield Product on Lightning
- $100 Million Liquidation For Degenerate
- Nigel Farage Promises Strategic Bitcoin Reserve
- Panama Canal to Charge Bitcoin For Faster Passage?

#Bitcoin #BitcoinAnd

https://fountain.fm/episode/oG6DT9zHN66PBcrqY7Rl

Who will be the first Bitcoin Treasury Company to adopt ...

2025-06-03T02:02:35Z

Who will be the first Bitcoin Treasury Company to adopt lightning-derived yield?
https://a4s.me/rails

Introducing Rails — a self-custodial Bitcoin yield service that ...

2025-05-30T02:32:57Z

Introducing Rails — a self-custodial Bitcoin yield service that empowers you to earn on your Bitcoin while supporting the Lightning Network!

Automated, ML-optimized node management
Simple to use
No lending and no rehypothecation

Let’s bring Bitcoin to the World.

https://a4s.me/rails

That's just one hour of vibe coding away from reality!

2025-05-21T02:16:27Z

In reply to nevent1q…y03x
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That's just one hour of vibe coding away from reality!

This is the signal. ...

2025-05-17T00:22:11Z

This is the signal.

After 5 years building tools for the Lightning Network, we know ...

2025-05-16T17:30:23Z

After 5 years building tools for the Lightning Network, we know that channel management is really difficult, which is why we built our own AI to maximize revenue capacity, solving the "inbound liquidity problem".

This AI is built right into our Liquidity Subscriptions, which advances decentralized payments.

https://a4s.me/ls

Are you ready to make your sats work for you? Big news alert! ...

2025-05-15T16:39:24Z

Are you ready to make your sats work for you?

Big news alert!

Don't miss Jesse's lightning talk at thebitcoinconf (nprofile…qcjy):

⚡ Topic: Harnessing Bitcoin Yield with Lightning
🗓 May 29 | 1:50–2pm PDT
📍 Open Source Stage

What is the right LSP for you? Finding good liquidity in the ...

2025-05-13T17:39:32Z

What is the right LSP for you?

Finding good liquidity in the Lightning Network is a really hard problem, but is critical if we want to move the global economy onto Bitcoin.

This presentation is a deep dive on the tooling and intelligence we're applying in Liquidity Subscriptions.
youtu.be/w2HFbai_n_s

🚀 Ditch the bank with stablecoins on Lightning! Say goodbye ...

2025-05-13T05:18:57Z

🚀 Ditch the bank with stablecoins on Lightning!

Say goodbye to:
⏳ 3-day transfer waits
💸 3%+ credit card fees

And hello to:
⚡️ Instant transaction settlements
🏷️ Just 0.5% to accept payments (6X cheaper!)
💰 Better cash flow with capital that keeps moving

Built on the decentralized financial rails of tomorrow.
Legacy finance? Slow.
Lightning? FAST. 💥

One Lightning integration is better than 10 centralized ...

2025-05-09T23:34:55Z

One Lightning integration is better than 10 centralized blockchains.

5 reasons to simplify your payment stack with Lightning:

- Instant settlement - Faster, final payments with no intermediaries

- Global scale - Can process unlimited transactions-per-second (TPS) with minimal fees

- Multi-asset support - Transact BTC, stablecoins, and more via Taproot Assets

- Built-in resilience – Peer-to-peer design with no centralized validators

- Simplified ops - One network, not ten connections to manage

Less work. Lower cost. More reach.

Lightning is the integration of choice. ⚡️

Want to accept larger Lightning payments for your business? Use ...

2025-05-09T14:20:39Z

Want to accept larger Lightning payments for your business?

Use these 3 tips to optimize your inbound liquidity buys for BTC and stablecoins:

1. Plan Your Capacity Needs - Avoid liquidity shortages during sales spikes (allocate 0.5% of net revenue)

2. Use Complimentary Tools - Enable more payment opportunities with Alby (nprofile…cl0d), btcpayserver (nprofile…kvl9), flash (nprofile…h6m6), and zaprite (nprofile…c7pn).

3. Automate Your Ops – Reduce active management and avoid revenue bottlenecks

Receive bigger payments with smarter infrastructure. 💰🚰

Learn more and sign up here: https://a4s.me/ls

2025-05-07T19:01:53Z

In reply to nevent1q…d9c3
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Learn more and sign up here:
https://a4s.me/ls

Now with Liquidity Subscriptions, channel management is ...

2025-05-07T19:00:29Z

In reply to nevent1q…w3k2
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Now with Liquidity Subscriptions, channel management is completely simplified. Just choose how much Revenue to plan for.

We handle everything else.

No permissions required. No data exchange. Smarter decentralization.

Max Flow is a costly calculation to make, so we trained an AI ...

2025-05-07T18:59:51Z

In reply to nevent1q…5thv
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Max Flow is a costly calculation to make, so we trained an AI model to predict Max Flow and provide better channel recommendations, outperforming traditional methods like choosing nodes with lots of capacity or many, many channels (degree).

Max Flow gives us a NEUTRAL way to evaluate LSPs to deliver ...

2025-05-07T18:59:12Z

In reply to nevent1q…dyyv
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Max Flow gives us a NEUTRAL way to evaluate LSPs to deliver higher payment reliability for the cost. This means more participants can have better performance in a DECENTRALIZED way.

At @nprofile…jzc3, we've put together the calculations to ...

2025-05-07T18:58:14Z

In reply to nevent1q…h7dz
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At Amboss (nprofile…jzc3), we've put together the calculations to assess with robust Max Flow calculations what adds value to make LARGE payments possible on the Lightning Network.

Liquidity Service Providers (LSPs) are now easy to access, but ...

2025-05-07T18:56:51Z

In reply to nevent1q…4yes
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Liquidity Service Providers (LSPs) are now easy to access, but which one is the best?
Having decentralized options is powerful and aligns with bitcoin ethos, but we need better intelligence to determine what brings value (payment reliability) for the cost.

Announcing: Amboss Liquidity Subscriptions! ⚡ Dynamic, ...

2025-05-07T18:55:08Z

Announcing: Amboss Liquidity Subscriptions!
⚡ Dynamic, automated infrastructure designed specifically for your business
✅ Improve payment success
📉 Reduce costs
Never miss a payment again.
🔗 blog: https://amboss.tech/blog/liquidity-subscriptions

You no longer need permission to build financial infrastructure. ...

2025-05-07T00:16:49Z

You no longer need permission to build financial infrastructure.

All you need is some Bitcoin and the desire to make it productive.

With Lightning, you call the shots:

✅ No central approval needed to run a node
✅ No custodial platform required to earn yield
✅ No gatekeepers standing between peers

It’s a parallel system to traditional payments...

Built by us, its users.

Financial freedom starts when you stop asking if you're allowed. 👏

Lightning can scale to unlimited transactions per second. 😲 ...

2025-05-05T02:31:01Z

Lightning can scale to unlimited transactions per second. 😲

Here’s 4 reasons why this is possible—without changing Bitcoin’s base layer:

1. Peer-to-peer updates - Payments are private state changes within channels (not global broadcasts)

2. No mining delay - Transactions confirm instantly with digital signatures

3. Horizontal scaling - Throughput grows as new nodes and channels join the network

4. Decentralized coordination - Solutions like Amboss provide the data and visibility needed to optimize efficient payments across millions of future peers

With Lightning, the future truly is limitless. 🚀

You’d never stream Netflix on dial-up. That season finale of ...

2025-05-02T12:17:57Z

You’d never stream Netflix on dial-up.

That season finale of ‘Is it Cake?’ needs a lot more bandwidth to run smoothly. 🍰

Your money deserves the same.

5 reasons Lightning is the ‘Financial Fiber Connection’ for unlimited Bitcoin bandwidth:

1. Real-time settlement - Payments confirm in milliseconds, not blocks or business days

2. Scales horizontally - More nodes & channels lead to unlimited transactions per second

3. Peer-to-peer topology - No middlemen throttling or stopping payments

4. Always-on channels - Value can move 24/7 without permission or delay

5. Network-native incentives - Routing yield rewards operators for keeping payments flowing

Kick those “money modems” to the curb—slow blockchains and traditional rails...

...And plug into the Lightning-fast payment infrastructure of the future. 🤩