【The capacity of the Bitcoin Lightning Network has reached a historic high】According to Golden Finance and Cointelegraph, with widespread adoption by major cryptocurrency exchanges and continuous optimization of functions, the capacity of the Bitcoin Layer 2 network—the Lightning Network—has reached a historic high. Data from Bitcoin Visuals shows that the Lightning Network's capacity has reached 5,606 bitcoins, breaking the record set in March 2023. The analysis platform Amboss also reported that the Lightning Network's capacity peaked at 5,637 bitcoins, worth approximately 490 million USD. Data indicates that after a year of declining capacity, the Lightning Network saw a surge in November and December, due to more bitcoins being added to the network, resulting in faster transaction speeds and lower costs. Currently, the number of Lightning Network nodes is 14,940, down from the peak of 20,700 in March 2022; the number of channels between nodes is 48,678, also below the peak in 2022. Data shows that the number of bitcoins added to the Lightning Network is increasing, but the usage measured by the number of nodes and channels may not correspondingly grow.

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