The Lightning Network has been touted as the solution to the Bitcoin Core (BTC) network's scalability problem for years now. Over the last few months, the Lightning Network has shown growth but there are still significant concerns about centralization, routing issues, and creating a usable mainstream-friendly interface. The ongoing joke that the network is "18 months away" continues, and on Wednesday researchers published a topological analysis of the network which highlights how the project is "structurally weak against rational adversaries."

The Lightning Network has been touted as the solution to the Bitcoin Core (BTC) network's scalability problem for years now. Over the last few months, the Lightning Network has shown growth but there are still significant concerns about centralization, routing issues, and creating a usable mainstream-friendly interface. The ongoing joke that the network is "18 months away" continues, and on Wednesday researchers published a topological analysis of the network which highlights how the project is "structurally weak against rational adversaries."