StellarStoic
· 64w
Yes Bitcoin core is required. It's the center of bitcoin transactions. Lightning depends on bitcoin core. Why?
When you open channels with peers on Lightning, the onchain funds needs to be registered...
Great feedback! I understand the opening channels and managing liquidity part.
However, I wanted to confirm the LND and the Bitcoin Core part. Alby Hub setup videos don't explicitly mention those dependencies, but I think it is because people assume that an LND node is already up and running, and by the virtue of the dependency, Bitcoin Core as well.
I assumed that somehow all is bundled with Alby Hub. They should make it more clear. The videos make it look so easy.