The Lightning Network Is Beneficial For Small-Scale Bitcoin Miners Pre-Halving

cryptonews.com:

Momentum around Bitcoin (BTC) continues to build as the Halving Event quickly approaches, and the Lightning Network is playing an important role in supporting small-scale miners. Bitcoin miners, in particular, have been paying close attention to how this year’s halving may impact operations.

For instance, as mining rewards decrease due to the halving , miner efficiency has become more important. As a result, large-scale miners have been seeking energy-efficient  ways to carry out operations . 

The halving will also impact small-scale miners. Jesse Shrader, Co-Founder and CEO of Amboss, told Cryptonews that Bitcoin mining pools, particularly, will receive fewer Bitcoins due to the halving. Shrader added that rising transaction fees will create additional challenges. 

“In order to provide miner payouts, third-party mining pools will have to pay increasing transaction fees,” said Shrader. “This means that all miners participating in pools will likely have to reach at least .1 BTC before receiving a payout.”

Shrader believes miners supporting the Lightning Network (LN) can combat the abovementioned challenges.

The LN is a layer-2 solution for the Bitcoin blockchain. It leverages payment channels, enabling peer-to-peer payments between two parties outside of the expensive main Bitcoin blockchain.

Once established, LN channels allow transacting parties to send an unlimited number of nearly instant transactions, which are also much less expensive than transactions made on the Bitcoin blockchain.

“Mining pools will need to use LN for payouts as this allows for a reusable payment infrastructure, rather than having mining pools pay multiple, separate transactions for payouts,” said Shrader.

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