ln2me.com :: Boosting Lightning and Bitcoin adoption

Option 1. Open a channel to ln2me.com

Want to pay with lightning? Allocate routing capital? Enable withdrawals? Open a channel to our node!

Our node is well connected and balanced, with the highest possible BOS score;
You get one-hop access to more than 500 active peers, enabling the most successful payment routes.

Copy-paste the following address/URI:
03bb88ccc444534da7b5b64b4f7b15e1eccb18e102db0e400d4b9cfe93763aa26d@138.68.14.104:9735
Select appropriate channel size/capacity (5M sats recommended, 1M sats minimum) and click "Open".

For example, you can open a 5M sats channel like this:

lncli openchannel \
    --node_key=03bb88ccc444534da7b5b64b4f7b15e1eccb18e102db0e400d4b9cfe93763aa26d \
    --connect=138.68.14.104:9735 \
    --local_amt=5000000

For example, you can open a 5M sats channel like this:

lightning-cli connect \
    03bb88ccc444534da7b5b64b4f7b15e1eccb18e102db0e400d4b9cfe93763aa26d@138.68.14.104:9735
lightning-cli fundchannel \
    --id=03bb88ccc444534da7b5b64b4f7b15e1eccb18e102db0e400d4b9cfe93763aa26d \
    --amount=5000000

For example, you can open a 5M sats channel like this:

eclair-cli connect \
    --uri=03bb88ccc444534da7b5b64b4f7b15e1eccb18e102db0e400d4b9cfe93763aa26d@138.68.14.104:9735
eclair-cli open \
    --nodeId=03bb88ccc444534da7b5b64b4f7b15e1eccb18e102db0e400d4b9cfe93763aa26d \
    --fundingSatoshis=5000000 \
    --channelFlags=1

Option 2. Establish a balanced channel for free

Running a routing node? Want to send and receive lightning payments? Open a balanced channel with our node!

Using balanced channels result in fewer failed payment attempts, maximizing routing through your node;
Get access to the flow of hundreds of routing events passing through our node every day.

1. Check if your node is eligible (you need at least 10 public channels with at least 20M sats total capacity):

2. Open a public channel to our node pushing half of the amount to our side (learn more in the FAQ).

For example, this is how you open a 4M sats balanced channel (2M each side):

lncli openchannel \
    --node_key=03bb88ccc444534da7b5b64b4f7b15e1eccb18e102db0e400d4b9cfe93763aa26d \
    --connect=138.68.14.104:9735 \
    --local_amt=4000000 \
    --push_amt=2000000

In the "New Node" field, copy-paste the following address:
03bb88ccc444534da7b5b64b4f7b15e1eccb18e102db0e400d4b9cfe93763aa26d@138.68.14.104:9735
In the "Push tokens to partner" line, select "Half".

lightning-cli connect \
    03bb88ccc444534da7b5b64b4f7b15e1eccb18e102db0e400d4b9cfe93763aa26d@138.68.14.104:9735
lightning-cli fundchannel \
    --id=03bb88ccc444534da7b5b64b4f7b15e1eccb18e102db0e400d4b9cfe93763aa26d \
    --amount=4000000 \
    --push_msat=2000000000

Note that the push_msat parameter is in millisatoshis!

eclair-cli connect \
    --uri=03bb88ccc444534da7b5b64b4f7b15e1eccb18e102db0e400d4b9cfe93763aa26d@138.68.14.104:9735
eclair-cli open \
    --nodeId=03bb88ccc444534da7b5b64b4f7b15e1eccb18e102db0e400d4b9cfe93763aa26d \
    --fundingSatoshis=4000000 \
    --pushMsat=2000000000 \
    --channelFlags=1

Note that the pushMsat parameter is in millisatoshis!

Important: only push at opening, not afterwards, and push exactly half!

3. As soon as the channel confirms - fill the form below to get the pushed amount back to your onchain address!

For example, if you just opened channel with Id 700000000000000000, get the signature using lncli signmessage 700000000000000000

Generate a new onchain address using lncli newaddress p2wkh.

Click on the channel you just opened, copy the "Channel Id" field (something like 678900x123x1).

Get the signature of the Channel Id by going to "Tools" -> "Messages" -> "Sign Message".

Generate a new onchain address by going to "Create Address to Receive" -> checking "P2WPKH" -> "Create Address".

For example, if you just opened channel with Id 678900:123:1, get the signature using lightning-cli signmessage 678900x123x1 (use the zbase field from the output, not the signature one).

Generate a new onchain address using lightning-cli newaddr bech32.

For example, if you just opened channel with shortChannelId 678900x123x1, get the signature using eclair-cli signmessage --msg=$(echo -n '678900x123x1' | base64).

The signature then needs to be converted from hex to z-base-32, using for example this site (do not forget to select "z-base-32").

Reach out if you have comments/questions, or if something goes wrong: contact@lightningto.me!

FAQ

Why balanced channels?

If a channel only has liquidity on one side and someone tries to route through this channel in the "wrong" direction - the payment will fail. Failed payment attempts mean that your node will be penalized and used less for routing in the future. Payments through balanced channels usually succeed in both directions, increasing the probability of future forwards.

How can we trust you will send the funds back?

We are working on a trustless solution, but in the meantime, think about it from the game theory perspective. We've been in lightning since the beginning, invested months of engineering effort, opened hundreds of channels, locked up lots of our own funds. We are definitely not interested in ruining our hard-earned reputation overnight to steal a couple million sats from you :)

How do I do follow these steps using Umbrel or RTL?

Please consider switching to ThunderHub :)

Do you close the channels?

We try to keep active routing channels open for as long as possible. We do however sometimes close channels to free up the funds if 1) the channel is not used for more than a month or 2) your node is offline for more than a week.

How do you determine channel size eligibility?

The smallest channel size is 1M sats (500k each side) - it is not really economical to make smaller channels than that. The largest channel size for your node is your average channel size multiplied by 1.5 and rounded up to the nearest million sats, but not more than 10M sats. Want a larger channel? Reach out to contact@lightningto.me.

I did something wrong, have I lost my funds?

Most probably not! Reach out via contact@lightningto.me to discuss.

Option 1. Open a channel to ln2me.com

Option 2. Establish a balanced channel for free

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