I was thinking about posting a topic much like this one. The lightning network will sure be a game changer. I wish more people knew about it / started using it more. Very little downside to a project like this. I just wish it was advertised / talked more. Greedy bitcoin miners establishing incredible fees (half kidding). Game changer for sure.

That's the power of innovation. When something is lacking, we find solutions. I'm so glad that this is being implemented because Bitcoin's Achilles heel has definitely been its slow speed and very expensive fees.

I read somewhere that its happening may 2018. If that's true then be prepared for market dominance of 50%. Bitcoin will cross 23k. The much anticipated ATH

There's always something to look forward with old bitcoin. It's never a dull day in cryptoland ;) I wouldn't be surprised at all if we saw 60k bitcoin this year. People always under estimate how quickly it can rise.

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Current network, or are they wanting to fork AGAIN?

I know btc to the moon to the last of year 2018 just wait and watch

Everyone should be joining crypto.. its the only way to overthrow banks!

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This is badly needed. The competition is quickly closing the gap on bitcoin and it is slowly loses it's first mover advantage. Keep moving forward or risk becoming obsolete

I have always thought about it and will keep it, the cryptocurrency and the bitcoin will be the money of the future, it is not surprising that we have already begun to see this type of initiatives and it would not be strange to see increases in the price of bitcoin.

I know that it's the name of the game and all, but I wish all the major players in this realm would just team up already and create an ultra coin. You know, we have Dash, Zcash, and Monero, for example, all contending to be "the most secure coin." We have BTC, BCH, and LTC all contending to be the first cryptocurrency implemented into our economy (to, essentially, content with fiat). If we could pool all these teams and resources together, we could create an amazing coin that will revolutionize our economy. 

Instead, everyone is duking it out and working on projects that other teams have already finished. It just seems odd that we are wasting our efforts and resources on things that mean very little in the grand scheme of things.

Bitcoin is going to touch 27000$ this year.
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I am very bullish on Lightning too. I think together with all the other innovation it will really turn the tide and make BTC more dominant day by day again. 2018 will be the year of Bitcoin!

Good to know bitcoin is thinking about the future and improving its weaknesses.

I've seen some posts about the Lightning network already... just the 'you may loose funds' is not a very appealing message to me. Maybe if I were a whale, I wouldn't care... but Busy says I'm plankton, so I care :)

Bitcoin Lightning Network - pros vs cons?
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1693483.0

This is pretty impactful! It resolves Bitcoin's number one critique point - being too expensive to actually be used for transactions / as a currency.

The innovations and added advantages of Bitcoin are some of the reason why it will not only bounce back but also do a lot better than it was doing before the bubble burst. I laughed knowingly when I read this: '*Transactions, lightning fast with almost zero fees. Welcome to the Future of Bitcoin! At least that´s what we are all expecting to happen as soon as the Bitcoin Lightning network will be widely implemented into the major services as well as being used by numerous companies to receive payments.'*

What can be better than an online transaction where there'll be almost no commission, taxation or interest charges?

Thank you for this interesting and informative article.

I am one who believe that BTC is dead or that it will fade away.  I dont buy the it is too slow and costly argument.  Yes it has its challenges right now but there are a ton of smart people on that blockchain who will figure it out.

Just yesterday they provided more details about the signature change that could help speed things up too.  Either way, over time, BTC will scale while maintaining its place at the top...mainly because it has the name recognition. 

That said, I think there are other tokens which provide a greater multiple return...including STEEM...in 2018.

What’s taking the lightning network so lon to be implemented?  It seems forks always happen at lightning speed while the lightning network is coming at a turtles pace! X-D