🚨 BITCOIN LIGHTNING NETWORK HITS $1 BILLION MONTHLY VOLUME
⚡ The Bitcoin Lightning Network has officially surpassed $1B in monthly transactions, a major milestone in real-world adoption.
📊 Estimates show $1.1–$1.17B processed across ~5.2M transactions in a single month.
🔍 Growth is happening despite weak BTC price action, suggesting utility-driven adoption over speculation.
🏦 Exchanges, institutions, and businesses are increasingly using Lightning for fast, low-cost settlements, driving activity.
💰 The move from micropayments to larger transfers signals the network’s evolution into a serious payment infrastructure layer.
🧠 Lightning enables near-instant, cheap off-chain transactions, strengthening Bitcoin’s role as a global payment network, not just digital gold.
🚀 This $1B milestone highlights accelerating adoption and a shift in Bitcoin’s long-term narrative toward real-world payments.