There was at most 1% correct the rest couldn't be further from the truth but keep believing
Blocksteam benefits nothing from LN the only ones that benefit financially will be the LN hubs and this will be under 1 cent
per transaction
LN will be a fee market where the transaction will take the cheapest/quickest route so any LN node operators trying to charge more will not get any business as there will be cheaper routes so it will be a competition for the lowest feeAnd as for LN taking over bitcoin it is impossible LN needs bitcoin to operate but will allow for more transactions and cross chain transactions instantly removing the need for untrusted centralized exchanges
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Because Free markets carry patents and copyright laws..
"Blockstream offers all of its patents and patent applications under the Defensive Patent License, version 1.1. That means the technology covered by Blockstream's patents is freely available for use without having to pay a licensing fee or risk litigation. We encourage others to join us in adopting it and making their patents freely available to anyone else who commits to its goals.
Blockstream will not enforce any of the patents on any invention involving software it owns now or in the future except for defensive purposes, as defined below. Blockstream intends this promise to be irrevocable and binding to the fullest extent possible, on itself and entities it controls (including any affiliates and/or subsidiaries) and on any entity that acquires an interest in these patents in the future. "Blockstream" also includes any corporation, partnership, or other entity in which more than 50% of the total voting power is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, now or in the future, by Blockstream, during the time such ownership or control exists." -
https://blockstream.com/about/patent_pledge/if you want the truth, please RESEARCH IT. dont let these trolls influence your decision making process ie critical thinking...
https://falkvinge.net/2017/05/01/blockstream-patents-segwit-makes-pieces-fall-place/
$1440 is excellent considering we going over $2k easily.
