The Bitcoin Lightning Network (LN) gets picked up massively. We're are at 2,800+ nodes and 15,000+ open channels on the testnet! Let that sink in:

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**Nodes**: 2,876
**Channels**: 15,989
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Bitcoin is scaling and we need it. 

Some graphs of the Bitcoin 'universe':

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![Screen Shot 2018-02-25 at 17.20.35.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmTcXwKLzdDneVD7zLVKRnsaWedVR6tFZG6yzXq4zdfc6s/Screen%20Shot%202018-02-25%20at%2017.20.35.png)

![Screen Shot 2018-02-25 at 17.22.57.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmWEusU8Y51tUYaZogdjfmxy9jP7XTQKAy6BecAKQpjVhZ/Screen%20Shot%202018-02-25%20at%2017.22.57.png)

[Source](https://twitter.com/ArminVanBitcoin/status/967256834666004480)

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*Fees are 'too tiny'*

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