The Lightning Network Remains More Essential Than Ever for the Future of the Bitcoin Revolution.
A Fidelity report on LN is here to remind those who doubted it.
Listening to Michael J. Saylor, BlackRock and even Jerome Powell repeatedly tell you that Bitcoin is a better version of gold, more suited to today's and tomorrow's digital world, you'd almost forget that Bitcoin is much more than that. Bitcoin is first and foremost a competitor to fiat currencies, and therefore to the US dollar. Bitcoin aims to offer every willing individual an alternative monetary system superior to the fiat system. For Bitcoin to reach its full potential, it must develop as an everyday MoE throughout the world.
The key to this is the Lightning Network. I spoke to you three years ago about the importance of the LN for the future of Bitcoin:
5 Reasons Why the Lightning Network Is Essential for Bitcoin’s Future.
The future of Bitcoin as a means of payment in everyday life will be through the Lightning Network. This is something I've told you about several times in the past. As a reminder, the Lightning Network (LN) is a P2P payment protocol, built as a second layer application on top of the Bitcoin Blockchain.
The situation hasn't changed in 2025, except that financial giant Fidelity has just published an optimistic report on the Lightning Network that should change some people's minds. As a reminder, the Lightning Network is a secondary network linked to the Bitcoin Mainnet, which will increase transaction throughput and payment confidentiality. The Lightning Network will enable Bitcoin to become a true everyday MoE throughout the world.
Here's an overview of the network that's changing everything for Bitcoin.
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