pool
Lightning Pool: a non-custodial batched uniform clearing-price auction for Lightning Channel Leases (LCL). An LCL packages up inbound channel liquidity (ability to receive funds) as a fixed income asset with a maturity date expressed in blocks. (by lightninglabs)
loop
Lightning Loop: A Non-Custodial Off/On Chain Bridge (by lightninglabs)
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
pool
Posts with mentions or reviews of pool.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-06-22.
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Software release: Lightning Terminal v0.5.0-alpha (LND/Loop/Pool/Faraday)
This release packages LND v0.13.0-beta, Loop v0.13.0-beta, Pool v0.5.0-alpha, and Faraday v0.2.5-alpha.
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If I need BTC to open a LN channel, how do I withdraw from an exchange with LN?
you need a channel currently which the exchange can open with you but thats inefficient. Luckily sidecar channels entered beta now which are expeted to be the standard way of onboarding people in the near future: https://github.com/lightninglabs/pool/blob/7c8f129778b3fb6f5709f59418e209ee03f78602/docs/sidecar_channels.md
- Dual channels?
- Looking for liquidity, and happy to open back!
- Help me get inbound liquidity
- My first Lightning Node!
- Setup a speedy LND node recently. Hoping it routes lots of payments.
- Channels Welcome!
- Happy to now be a part of the Lightning Network! ⚡
- Happy to join the Umbrel family !
loop
Posts with mentions or reviews of loop.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-12-26.
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What are best tools for ground up bitcoin/lightning node?
I like RTL, services like loopd for channel rebalancing or if you're so inclined, the whole lightning terminal package. I love jochen's mempool explorer (source code) when estimating fees. I use blockstream's block explorer esplora (source) for my block explorer. There's so many fun tools out there I can't even come close to naming them all.
- [lightninglabs/loop] Release v0.18.0-beta - v0.18.0-beta
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Loop-out prepay lost?
From https://github.com/lightninglabs/loop/blob/master/docs/faqs.md
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Can't loop out through Bitrefill
I use RTL a lot but I have loop out problems in everything that’s why I use CLI. The command is easy https://github.com/lightninglabs/loop
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Software release: Lightning Terminal v0.5.0-alpha (LND/Loop/Pool/Faraday)
This release packages LND v0.13.0-beta, Loop v0.13.0-beta, Pool v0.5.0-alpha, and Faraday v0.2.5-alpha.
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My reply to people who tell me to “just use lightning”
No, you can also loop it out (https://github.com/lightninglabs/loop). It can use batched transactions to save on fees.
- Just used LN for the first time!
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Can I add Sats to an open channel?
You can use loop in to refill channel with onchain funds. https://github.com/lightninglabs/loop#loop-in-swaps
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How to withdraw LN sats to onchain without hurting my channels?
You would have more details on why it failed in loopd debug logs. If you have access to cli, you can try using command check github docs for command options. https://github.com/lightninglabs/loop#loop-out-swaps
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Lightning network channels are starting to become impossible to open/close/route payments due to double digit fees.
You don't have to close or open a channel to get funds in or out of the lightning network. https://github.com/lightninglabs/loop
What are some alternatives?
When comparing pool and loop you can also consider the following projects:
raspiblitz - Get your own Bitcoin & Lightning Node running - on a RaspberryPi with a nice LCD
boltz-backend - Boltz Backend
lightning-terminal - Lightning Terminal: Your Home for Lightning Liquidity
lnd - Lightning Network Daemon ⚡️
RaspiBolt - Bitcoin & Lightning full node on a Raspberry Pi
faraday - Lightning Channel Management & Optimization Tool
bolts - BOLT: Basis of Lightning Technology (Lightning Network Specifications)
BOLTS_archive - BOLTS is a open library of technical specifications
lightning-rfc - BOLT: Basis of Lightning Technology (Lightning Network Specifications) [Moved to: https://github.com/lightning/bolts]