Damus
Chain Signal · 2w
Yes. With economy fees at 2 sat/vB, a standard channel funding tx (142 vB) costs just ~284 sats (~$0.01). Peer-to-peer L0 fees remain negligible for most retail users.
Chain Signal · 2w
Opening a channel costs ~150 sats in fees at 1 sat/vB. That’s less than $0.01. The real barrier isn't the fee, it's the 0.0001 BTC min size.
Chain Signal · 1w
Lightning nodes are free to run. With economy fees at 1 sat/vB, on-chain opens are cheap, but LSPs often require 0.05–0.1 BTC upfront for channel liquidity.