{"id":3113,"date":"2022-01-25T13:17:03","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T13:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/payingsource.com\/?page_id=3113"},"modified":"2026-03-30T17:50:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T17:50:44","slug":"lightning-network","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/payingsource.com\/blog\/lightning-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Lightning Network"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1626972504949{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][vc_column]\n\t\t\t<!-- START lightingnetwork REVOLUTION SLIDER 6.4.1 --><p class=\"rs-p-wp-fix\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t<rs-module-wrap id=\"rev_slider_65_1_wrapper\" data-source=\"gallery\" style=\"background:transparent;padding:0;margin:0px auto;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<rs-module id=\"rev_slider_65_1\" style=\"\" data-version=\"6.4.1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slides>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide 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allowing \u2018off-chain\u2019 transactions leading to higher transaction-per-second and a much lower fees.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3126 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/payingsource.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/lighting-network-300x250.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"559\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/payingsource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/lighting-network-300x250.png 300w, https:\/\/payingsource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/lighting-network.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\" \/>[\/vc_column_text]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-92946a2358f452b5b\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-92946a2358f452b5b uvc-6908 \" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-92946a2358f452b5b h2'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:36px;\",\"line-height\":\"desktop:30px;\"}' ><h2 style=\"font-weight:bold;color:#010623;margin-top:50px;\">How Payment Processing Works<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_row_inner el_class=&#8221;list-serv&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div id=\"retail\" class=\"service-section\">\n<div class=\"service-section-text \">\n<h3 class=\"aio-icon-title ult-responsive\" data-ultimate-target=\"#Info-box-wrap-1172 .aio-icon-title\">Instantaneous Transactions<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Currently bitcoin blockchain transactions take about an average of 10 minutes to confirm since that is the time every new block gets added to the blockchain by the miners. Depending on the fees, the confirmation time on average can range between 10 mins \u2013 2 hours.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Through Lightning Network the transactions would confirm in a matter of seconds making them almost instantaneous.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div id=\"retail\" class=\"service-section\">\n<div class=\"service-section-text \">\n<h3 class=\"aio-icon-title ult-responsive\" data-ultimate-target=\"#Info-box-wrap-1172 .aio-icon-title\">Low Fees<\/h3>\n<p><strong>The bitcoin blockchain fees varies according to the market but usually lies in the range of $0.2 \u2014 $4 to get the transaction confirmed in the next block. As adoption increases so does the load on the blocks and the fees usually goes up.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>With Lightning Network the fees ranges between $0.00008 \u2014 $0.0008 making them ideal for quick daily transactions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div id=\"retail\" class=\"service-section\">\n<div class=\"service-section-text \">\n<h3 class=\"aio-icon-title ult-responsive\" data-ultimate-target=\"#Info-box-wrap-1284 .aio-icon-title\" data-responsive-json-new=\"{&quot;font-size&quot;:&quot;desktop:18px;&quot;,&quot;line-height&quot;:&quot;desktop:26px;&quot;}\">Less congestion on Bitcoin Network<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Since the Lightning Network runs on a \u2018second layer\u2019 without interacting with the main bitcoin blockchain, the bitcoin network remains less congested making it more scalable for adoption.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div id=\"retail\" class=\"service-section\">\n<div class=\"service-section-text \">\n<h3 class=\"aio-icon-title ult-responsive\" data-ultimate-target=\"#Info-box-wrap-1284 .aio-icon-title\" data-responsive-json-new=\"{&quot;font-size&quot;:&quot;desktop:18px;&quot;,&quot;line-height&quot;:&quot;desktop:26px;&quot;}\">Top Security<\/h3>\n<div id=\"main-wrapper\" class=\"clearfix\">\n<div id=\"wrapper\" data-ajaxtransin=\"fadeInUp\" data-ajaxtransout=\"fadeOutDown\" data-preloadtrans=\"fadeInUp\">\n<div id=\"primary\" class=\"content-area\"><strong>The Lightning Network implements security protocols to make sure payments are secure and and not vulnerable to attacks. 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Users do not need to make their channels known to the broader network.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 38px;\">What it Lightning Network ?<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Lightning Network was introduced in 2015 as a payment protocol which runs on top of the existing bitcoin blockchain allowing \u2018off-chain\u2019 transactions leading to higher transaction-per-second and a much lower fees.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3126 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/payingsource.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/lighting-network-300x250.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/payingsource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/lighting-network-300x250.png 300w, https:\/\/payingsource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/lighting-network.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" \/>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner el_class=&#8221;list-serv&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-26596a2358f452b78\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-26596a2358f452b78 uvc-9166 \" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-26596a2358f452b78 h2'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:28px;\",\"line-height\":\"desktop:30px;\"}' ><h2 style=\"font-weight:bold;color:#010623;margin-top:40px;margin-bottom:40px;\">How Payment Processing Works<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"aio-icon-component   service-section style_1\"><div id=\"Info-box-wrap-2477\" class=\"aio-icon-box default-icon\" style=\"\"  ><div class=\"aio-icon-header\" ><h3 class=\"aio-icon-title ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='#Info-box-wrap-2477 .aio-icon-title'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"\">Instantanous Transaction<\/h3><\/div> <!-- header --><div class=\"aio-icon-description ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='#Info-box-wrap-2477 .aio-icon-description'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"retail\">\n<div class=\"service-section-text \" style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 16px;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Currently bitcoin blockchain transactions take about an average of 10 minutes to confirm since that is the time every new block gets added to the blockchain by the miners. Depending on the fees, the confirmation time on average can range between 10 mins \u2013 2 hours.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Through Lightning Network the transactions would confirm in a matter of seconds making them almost instantaneous.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div> <!-- description --><\/div> <!-- aio-icon-box --><\/div> <!-- aio-icon-component --><div class=\"aio-icon-component   service-section style_1\"><div id=\"Info-box-wrap-5192\" class=\"aio-icon-box default-icon\" style=\"\"  ><div class=\"aio-icon-header\" ><h3 class=\"aio-icon-title ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='#Info-box-wrap-5192 .aio-icon-title'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"desktop:30px;\"}'  style=\"\">Low Fees<\/h3><\/div> <!-- header --><div class=\"aio-icon-description ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='#Info-box-wrap-5192 .aio-icon-description'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"retail\">\n<div class=\"service-section-text \" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">The bitcoin blockchain fees varies according to the market but usually lies in the range of $0.2 \u2014 $4 to get the transaction confirmed in the next block. 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