Bitcoiners should be concerned about important things such as:
- Why Bitcoin is not yet seen as a store of value.
- Why Bitcoin is hardly ever used for payments.
And no, it's not because of quantum ...
About payments, Bitcoin accounts for ~28% of total crypto merchant tx volume (~$640B in 2025 estimates), but stablecoins dominate everyday payments.
LN is the real payments signal, and it’s growing. Public channel capacity hit all-time highs above 5,600 BTC in late 2025 (reversing prior declines), with routing volumes surging. Merchant share of Bitcoin payments via LN reached ~15% mid-2025 and continues upward. Projections suggest LN could handle 20–30%+ of BTC transfers for payments/remittances by end-2026 if trends hold.
LN is the real payments signal, and it’s growing. Public channel capacity hit all-time highs above 5,600 BTC in late 2025 (reversing prior declines), with routing volumes surging. Merchant share of Bitcoin payments via LN reached ~15% mid-2025 and continues upward. Projections suggest LN could handle 20–30%+ of BTC transfers for payments/remittances by end-2026 if trends hold.
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