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比特幣閃電網絡新進展:五大實用應用嶄露頭角

比特幣閃電網絡新進展:五大實用應用嶄露頭角

Revolut 正於英國及歐洲經濟區的全平台部署比特幣閃電網絡技術。今次整合旨在降低比特幣支付的交易時間和網絡費用,令加密貨幣更切合日常生活。 Revolut 的決定標誌著比特幣二層網絡大規模採納,未來或會徹底改變加密生態。


重點

  • 閃電網絡是比特幣上的二層協議,用於高速、低費用支付,專為解決比特幣擴容限制而設。
  • 2025 年五大重點用例包括跨境匯款、金融科技應用(如 Revolut 的加密支付)、日常零售及商戶交易、數碼內容微支付,以及物聯網/機器自動間支付。
  • 閃電網絡設計利用鏈外支付通道及多跳路由,全部以比特幣結算(無新代幣);而 Stacks(比特幣智能合約)、Liquid(聯邦側鏈)、Fedimint(重視私隱的聯盟鑄幣)等另類方案,則在信任、功能和應用上各有取捨。
  • 分析師(包括美國聯儲局)指閃電網絡幫助緩解主鏈擁塞與手續費,把比特幣推近真正的點對點電子現金模式。雖然其他二層方案正帶來競爭與創新,但閃電依然是比特幣支付的核心骨幹。

閃電網絡是比特幣上的二層協議,針對高速、低費用支付

什麼是閃電網絡

閃電網絡是一項嶄新支付協議,建基於比特幣區塊鏈之上,實現幾乎即時、細額的交易,而不會塞爆主鏈。用戶間可直接開設點對點通道,在鏈外完成無限次的資金往來,最後只在比特幣區塊鏈結算總餘額。事實上,閃電網絡正是中本聰設想的“支付鐵路”:快捷、廉價而去中心化。正如路透社所述,閃電近年應用飆升,有效將比特幣一步步引向其原本的「點對點電子現金系統」目標,閃電通道內鎖定的比特幣總量亦創新高。

到2024年底,閃電網絡總容量已超過 5,300 BTC(約2億美元),一年大增近一成。主流加密貨幣交易所普遍支援閃電支付,科技企業甚至宣稱可實現亞秒級結算及近乎零手續費。隨著配套不斷完善,比特幣與現實消費間的距離愈見縮短。

閃電的吸引力,在於針對比特幣本身的擴容難題。比特幣基礎層每秒僅能處理約7筆交易,加上10分鐘出塊時延,熱鬧時鏈上費用高昂、速度慢。閃電則把多數交易搬到鏈外:雙方開設付款通道,資金鎖定於2-of-2多簽地址,然後無限次互動。實際上,只有開通和關閉通道才會上鏈,期間所有小額記錄都放在鏈外。任何一方隨時可單方面結算,確保安全。就像與朋友追酒吧數,一直私下計算,最後才一筆還錢,大大節省時間和費用。例如桑坦德銀行分析指,閃電理論上每秒可處理數百萬筆微支付,毋須等確認,非常適合即時買杯咖啡。

不只一對一,閃電還組成全球支付網絡,靠多跳路由任意串連非對手用戶。資金經由中介節點逐跳轉接,每一跳有哈希限時合約保障,要麼全額成功要麼全部退回。閃電錢包會自動將你的付款分拆成多條路徑發送,直至到達收款人。

當然,路由若流動性不足會失敗,但隨閃電容量擴大及新算法(如AMP)落地,成功率明顯提升。必須強調:閃電網絡只用比特幣原生幣,絕不發行新代幣。用戶為協助路由支付可賺取微小費用,且通常只是一分幾厘,連部份節點都會免費開放。換言之,閃電網絡本身就是具收益潛力的支付基建,用戶可以不交出資產,僅靠路由別人的比特幣獲利。在極大提升速度及成本效益同時,原有的比特幣安全性得以維持。

對用戶而言,閃電就意味即時點對點支付:交易幾乎於毫秒內完成,費用極低。真正上鏈的成本,僅限於開設通道時攤分的礦工費。

閃電網絡的安全模型依賴於可懲罰過時通道狀態,並有監管塔服務保障用戶防止作弊。協議同時可天然依附比特幣本身安全,每當要結清通道,隨時放回主鏈。總結來說,閃電是一個第二層狀態通道網絡,把大量小額支付從區塊鏈分流出去,解決吞吐量樽頸。其局限(如需流動性供應、通道通常需雙向等)正由新研究及軟件積極克服。

即使比特幣價格過去一年曾下滑,閃電網絡的鏈上資金量仍然幾乎翻倍,反映了用家真實需求。

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閃電網絡五大實用場景

一齊看看近年閃電網絡於加密圈最矚目的應用例子:

1. 跨境匯款:低成本全球轉賬

閃電網絡其中一大亮點是即時跨境匯款。傳統跨國匯款又慢又貴,動輒需手續費 5-10%。閃電網絡則近乎免費、即時傳送。

例如,金融科技公司 Strike 曾擴展其全球即時匯款服務至菲律賓和墨西哥,這兩個匯款規模全球數一數二的國家。

美國用戶可透過 Strike 以美元發送,閃電層自動兌換為比特幣,經過網絡數秒便能將資金以比索或穩定幣形式存入收款人電子錢包(手續費僅為傳統的一小部分)。

Strike 明確以閃電網絡打破傳統金流管道:近乎瞬即到賬、整體成本低於 1%,比銀行或櫃員機動輒 3-5% 低得多。閃電的低延遲亦可減低加密貨幣波動帶來風險:資金結算快過價格變動。

此企業級匯款規模龐大。

截至2025年,Strike 的 Send Globally 年度處理量以百萬美元計,夥拍當地伙伴實現法幣兌換。

其他公司亦跟隨,例如菲律賓交易平台 Coins.ph 接駁閃電網絡。微支付特性令發款人可用極細金額(聰)維持匯款通道效率。由於閃電實現真正點對點,開設新路線無需銀行時段或許可,世界任何角落隨時可到賬。效果就是:幾秒入賬,費用低至幾毫。各地監管機構和非牟利組織亦開始留意:閃電有潛力推動新興國家普及金融服務,減少對現金和舊式匯款商依賴。

2. 金融科技及電子錢包:日常應用嵌入閃電網絡

主流金融科技應用開始植入閃電網絡,進一步加強用家支付體驗。2025年5月,歐洲數碼銀行 Revolut 宣布(利用 Lightspark 基礎設施)為英國及歐盟用戶推出閃電支付。該行行政總裁表示,用戶未來可用閃電網絡發送或消費比特幣,“一秒內到賬、手續費低於一毫”,遠快過以往舊式加密渠道。

靠 Lightspark 節點網絡,Revolut 用戶可即時向商戶或朋友以比特幣付款。這舉動其實跟其他交易所(如 Kraken、Bitfinex)支援閃電入出金相似,大幅加快賬戶及錢包之間資金轉移。

在消費層面,閃電亦推動不少新型支付應用。

比如錢包應用 Wallet of Satoshi 及 Breez,讓用戶「掃碼即付」買咖啡、搭的士或分賬小費。

一些進取的商戶(尤其是加密友好國家)已引入閃電 POS 終端。

例如薩爾瓦多某連鎖咖啡店就聯同 Bitcoin Beach 項目,接受閃電付款並以微支付通道分發小費。雖然真實商用規模仍有限,但近年成長顯著:有分析指,中美洲及歐洲部份地區閃電普及度極高,日常店主十分歡迎無縫比特幣收款。

甚至慈善及零工族群亦受益—閃電促進定期 subscriptions or streaming tips of a few cents at a time, which was prohibitively expensive on‑chain.

訂閱服務或每次幾毫子的串流小費,喺區塊鏈上處理成本高昂得嚟幾乎唔可行。

Lightning’s advantage in fintech is clear: payments that in traditional crypto would take minutes and dollars in fees now clear almost instantly with no middleman. Peer‑to‑peer transfers (like Cash App’s Lightning feature) go at the speed of apps, enabling Bitcoin to function as “digital cash” in wallets. This improves the everyday utility of Bitcoin.

Lightning 喺金融科技界嘅優勢一目了然:傳統加密貨幣入面要等幾分鐘兼且付出幾蚊手續費嘅交易,家下用 Lightning 幾乎即時完成,而且無中介人。P2P 轉帳(好似 Cash App 入面嘅 Lightning 功能)快到追得上 App 嘅速度,令 Bitcoin 真正做到「數碼現金」擺入錢包裡。呢點大大提升咗 Bitcoin 嘅日常實用性。

Fintech platforms also capitalize on Lightning’s non‑custodial nature: users send from their own wallets over Lightning rather than trusting a centralized ledger. The net effect is an embedded Lightning network beneath apps – a trend analysts see as critical for broader Bitcoin adoption.

金融科技平台亦都善用 Lightning「非託管」本質:用戶可以直接從自己錢包經 Lightning 發送資金,而唔需要信任一個集中的帳本。結果就係好多 App 內部其實都暗地裡用緊 Lightning 網絡—呢個趨勢俾分析員睇成係推動 Bitcoin 普及嘅關鍵。

3. 零售及銷售點(POS)付款

As Lightning matures, larger retailers have begun to experiment with it for checkout. During Bitcoin’s 2024 bull run a few forward‑looking merchants ran Lightning payment pilots: reports noted household names like Starbucks and Walmart (in press rumors) exploring Lightning options for customer payments.

隨住 Lightning Network 越嚟越成熟,大型零售商都開始喺收銀試用 Lightning。2024 年 Bitcoin 升市期間,有啲前衛商戶做咗 Lightning 付款試點,有傳媒報導提到 Starbucks 同 Walmart(雖然只係傳聞)都研究緊用 Lightning 俾客人付款。

More concretely, crypto specialist BitPay saw record volumes of Lightning transactions, indicating merchants’ interest in Bitcoin at the point of sale. For micro‑merchants and e‑commerce, Lightning is particularly compelling: an online retailer can accept thousands of $5 payments with negligible fees, unlike on‑chain where fees would exceed ticket price.

實際啲講,專做加密貨幣嘅 BitPay 喺 Lightning 交易量方面創下新高,反映咗商戶對用 Bitcoin POS 支付有濃厚興趣。對微型商戶或者網店嚟講,Lightning 之吸引更加大:網店可以收幾千單每單 5 美元付款,手續費幾乎無,可以做到,而喺區塊鏈上反而手續費會貴過商品本身。

One high-profile retail use is digital gift cards. Companies like Bitrefill and CoinCards let customers buy vouchers or phone top‑ups with Bitcoin, and these services now preferentially use Lightning rails for micropayments.

一啲出名嘅零售應用就係數碼禮品卡。好似 Bitrefill 同 CoinCards 呢啲公司,令客人可以用 Bitcoin 買代用券/電話增值額,呢類服務而家普遍都選擇用 Lightning 道路做微支付。

The Lightning‑based payment settles almost instantly with the merchant’s own channels, then the merchant (Bitrefill) delivers the product.

Lightning 付款可以即刻喺商戶自己嘅通道入面完成結算,然後(好似 Bitrefill 咁)直接出貨畀買家。

Another example is event ticketing: some conferences and festivals issue Lightning‑ready payment links or IDs so attendees can pay for merchandise and food with Bitcoin at kiosks. These use cases exploit Lightning’s offline payment extensions (users can prepare pre‑signed payment requests) and its sub‑cent fees on tiny purchases.

另一例子係活動門票:有啲會議/節日出 Lightning 支援付款鏈結或 ID,參加者可以喺現場攤位用 Bitcoin 買商品或食物。呢類用法用到 Lightning 嘅離線支付擴展(用戶可以預先簽好付款請求),同埋佢嘅極低手續費。

At a broader level, Lightning can turn local street vendors into micro‑Bitcoin merchants. Crypto advocacy groups in Latin America have been training merchants in mobile Lightning wallets. For instance, in Bolivia a cevichería owner began accepting Lightning through a smartphone POS; neighboring kiosks followed suit after seeing quick settlement. Although individual retailers’ volumes are small, together they form a grassroots network of Lightning lanes – a catalyst for community adoption.

更大範圍嚟睇,Lightning 令本地小販都可以變做微型 Bitcoin 商戶。南美有啲加密推廣組織成日教商戶用手機 Lightning 錢包。例如玻利維亞有個賣酸橘汁醃魚檔主開始用手機 POS 收 Lightning,附近檔口見佢清算咁快都學番做。雖然每間細舖交易唔多,但一齊就變咗社區層面嘅 Lightning 網絡—推動民間採用。

Economically, this lowers barriers: shoppers no longer need to open big exchanges or pay high KYC fees to spend Bitcoin; they just use a Lightning QR code. While still niche, retail Lightning is growing quietly, especially in regions with currency instability where Bitcoin is seen as a reliable payments layer.

經濟層面,呢啲都大大降低門檻:買家無需開大型交易所戶口,唔使做繁複 KYC 都可以用 Bitcoin 消費,只需掃 Lightning QR code 就搞掂。雖然而家用緊嘅人唔算多,但零售 Lightning 用途默默增長,特別係啲貨幣不穩定、視 Bitcoin 為可靠支付工具既地方。

4. 內容及服務微支付

Perhaps the most natural use of Lightning is microtransactions on the internet.

Lightning 最自然嘅一個用途,就係網上微支付。

Lightning makes it feasible to pay fractions of a cent per view, per article, or per API call. By 2025 a host of content platforms and social apps have built Lightning wallets into their products. For example, decentralized social networks and blogging sites (using protocols like Nostr or Lightning TipBots) allow users to tip each other instant satoshis for posts or comments. Listeners can “pour a bit of sats” into podcast feeds (Podcasts 2.0) each time they play a song or episode, funding creators directly.

Lightning 令每次瀏覽、每篇文章或每個 API 請求都可以收幾分幾亳子都成事。去到 2025 年,好多內容平台同社交 App 都內建咗 Lightning 錢包。 例如去中心化社交網絡、寫 Blog 網站(用 Nostr 或 Lightning TipBots 等協議),用戶可以即時畀 Sats 小費畀其他人啲貼文或留言。聽 Podcast 嘅人甚至可以每次播曲或集數就「斟一杯 sats」,直接資助內容創作者。

This emerging ecosystem of Lightning micropayments is cited as a key growth driver for LN’s user base.

呢個 Lightning 微支付新生態,被指出係 LN 用戶人數增長嘅關鍵推動力。

Another area is gaming and streaming services. Game developers have integrated Lightning to let players pay tiny amounts during play or bet on outcomes. For instance, certain mobile games allow in‑game assets to be bought in increments of 0.01 mBTC via Lightning, something impractical on‑chain.

另一個範疇係遊戲及串流服務。遊戲開發者會將 Lightning 接入遊戲,玩家可以邊玩邊用少少錢買道具或下注。例如有啲手機遊戲,玩家可以用 Lightning 細至 0.01 mBTC 購買遊戲資產,呢樣喺區塊鏈上老早唔可行。

Likewise, some video streaming platforms experiment with Lightning‑based pay‑per-second streaming – pausing playback when balance runs out, resuming as more sats flow. These use cases take direct advantage of Lightning’s few‐ms settlement, no mediation, and extremely low incremental fees. While still nascent, they show the peer‑to‑peer ethos of Bitcoin extending into digital services: content is monetized by countless small payments rather than subscriptions, and Lightning makes each transaction efficient.

有啲影片串流平台甚至試緊 Lightning 按秒付費:餘額用晒就暫停播片,入多啲 sats 又自動繼續。呢啲用例正正發揮咗 Lightning 毫秒級結算、無中介、極低增量手費嘅優勢。雖然都仲係初步,但已經反映出 Bitcoin P2P 精神滲透到數碼服務:內容靠無數筆小額交易,而 Lightning 令每單交易都高效快捷。

5. 物聯網及機器對機器付款

The Lightning Network also opens the door to autonomous machine payments in 2025. Any device with a Lightning wallet can settle payments in real time, enabling scenarios like paying for Wi‑Fi by the minute, or a smart appliance ordering supplies with micro‑purchases.

去到 2025 年,Lightning Network 更加開拓到自動機器付款。只要有 Lightning 錢包嘅裝置都可以即時結算,實現例如逐分鐘畀 Wi-Fi 錢,或者智能家電自動落單補貨嘅微支付場景。

For example, telecom providers in some regions have trialed pay‑per-use data plans where customers top up a Lightning balance and the network meter deducts satoshis live. Another emerging sector is e‑mobility: certain EV charging stations accept Lightning, billing cars down to the last kilowatt-minute through tiny Bitcoin payments.

例如有啲地區嘅電訊商試行按用量付款數據計劃,客人預先增值 Lightning 賬戶,計費錶即時扣 sats。另一新興範疇係電動交通:特定充電站已經支援 Lightning,細分每千瓦鐘即時計算、用微額 Bitcoin 扣費。

The general trend is toward enabling devices and sensors to transact without human intervention, thanks to Lightning’s programmability and speed.

總體趨勢就係靠 Lightning 可編程性同速度,令各類裝置同感應器可以無人參與下自動做交易。

From a grassroots perspective, Lightning machine payments are still early: pilot projects by startups (like Meshnet and IoTeX) suggest this future. But even non‑IoT examples count: Lightning-powered tipping jars and donation devices (physical pay‑to‑pour bitcoin water coolers!) have popped up at tech conferences. These hardware implementations showcase Lightning as a bridge between physical commerce and Bitcoin. In sum, Lightning allows Bitcoin to flow not just between people, but between machines – tapping into the next wave of the “Internet of Value.”

民間層面,Lightning 機對機付款仍處早期:有啲初創(如 Meshnet、IoTeX)做緊試點試驗。但除咗 IoT,其他例子都開始有:好似 Lightning 捐款箱、投幣贈水機(現場用 Bitcoin 買飲用水!)都見過喺科技會議出現。呢些硬件體現咗 Lightning 可以做「實體商業與數碼 Bitcoin 之橋」。總括而言,Lightning 令 Bitcoin 唔止在人與人之間流轉,仲可以機同機之間流動—實現「價值互聯網」新一波。

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2025 其他 Bitcoin Layer‑2 解決方案

As Lightning climbs, other second‑layer schemes have matured alongside it. Each alternative has its own design trade‑offs. For example, Stacks (formerly Blockstack) is a smart‑contract platform built on Bitcoin. Unlike Lightning, Stacks is its own blockchain with a native token (STX) that uses Bitcoin only for settlement security via a “Proof of Transfer” consensus. Stacks adds Ethereum‑style programmability to the BTC ecosystem, enabling DeFi and NFT applications. It doesn’t scale Bitcoin’s payment throughput (Stacks transactions still take time), but it vastly broadens Bitcoin’s functionality. In effect, Stacks is complementary: Bitcoin users can pay on Lightning or, if they need a smart contract, route through Stacks (e.g. sending BTC into a Stacks contract).

隨住 Lightning 越來越普及,其他二層方案都同步成熟。每一個其他選擇都有自己設計嘅權衡。例如 Stacks(原名 Blockstack)就係建立喺 Bitcoin 上嘅智能合約平台。唔同 Lightning,Stacks 係自己一條區塊鏈,有自己代幣(STX),只用 Bitcoin 做結算保障(「轉移證明」共識)。Stacks 俾咗 BTC 生態系以太坊式嘅可程式性,支持 DeFi 和 NFT,但未能擴展 Bitcoin 支付流量(因為 Stacks 交易都要時間),但佢大大拓展咗 Bitcoin 功能。實際而言,Stacks 同 Lightning 互補:用戶可以用 Lightning 付款,如果有需要智能合約就經 Stacks(例如:將 BTC 輸入 Stacks 合約)。

A key difference is trust and liquidity: Lightning requires no new token and uses user‑funded channels, whereas Stacks requires STX and 60‑second microblocks to secure transactions.

最主要分別係信任同流動性:Lightning 唔需要新代幣,用戶自己資金開通道;但 Stacks 要用 STX 同 60 秒微區塊嚟保障交易。

The Liquid Network is another Layer‑2, but with a very different approach.

Liquid Network 又係一層二協議,但方式同 Lightning 截然不同。

Developed by Blockstream, Liquid is a federated sidechain – meaning a consortium of known functionaries secures it. Liquid issues a Bitcoin‑pegged asset (L‑BTC) which users mint by locking real BTC.

由 Blockstream 開發,Liquid 係一條聯邦側鏈——即係一班認可節點共同保障安全。Liquid 會發行一種 Bitcoin 掛勾資產(L‑BTC),用戶要鎖住真的 BTC 才可以製造。

Transactions confirm in about two minutes with fast finality, making it much faster than Bitcoin’s 10‑minute blocks. Liquid’s federation trades decentralization for performance: only ~15 nodes validate Liquid blocks, so it’s highly centralized compared to Lightning’s global mesh. In practice, Liquid is popular with exchanges and traders for quick transfers and asset issuance (eg. tokenized securities), rather than everyday payments.

每次交易大約兩分鐘確認(好過 BTC 十分鐘),終局速度快。Liquid 係用聯邦換取性能:得大約 15 個節點出塊,非常中心化,比 Lightning 全球網狀結構集中好多。實際用途,Liquid 通常俾交易所同大戶用嚟快轉資產或發代幣證券,而唔係日常付款。

Lightning vs Liquid is thus partly a matter of venue: Lightning excels at decentralized, user‑to‑user micropayments, while Liquid offers secure, fast settlement between institutions (fewer participants but higher throughput). They also compete for “off-chain” capacity: a trader might move funds on Liquid when speed is critical or use Lightning for retail payments. But mostly they complement each other in the Bitcoin ecosystem.

所以 Lightning 同 Liquid 其實用途場景唔同:Lightning 務求去中心化、點對點微支付;Liquid 就幫機構快速、安全結算(參與者少,但效能高)。兩者都算係「鏈下」容量,有啲交易員趕時間會用 Liquid 轉錢,做零售就用 Lightning。整體來講,佢哋係 Bitcoin 生態內互相補足。

A newer entrant is Fedimint, a federated Bitcoin mint that emphasizes privacy.

新一代有 Fedimint,係注重私隱嘅 Bitcoin 聯邦鑄幣協議。詳情

A Fedimint federation acts as a collective custodian: users deposit BTC into the federation and receive private “tokens” via Chaumian e‑cash protocols. Lightning integrates with Fedimint through special gateways: a user can send sats to a Lightning address connected to the federation, instantly converting them into Fedimint tokens for spending.

Fedimint 由聯邦共同託管:用戶存入 Bitcoin,經 Chaumian 電子現金協議拎番一種私隱「代幣」。Lightning 可經專屬網關接駁 Fedimint:用戶畀 sats 去聯邦 Lightning 地址,即時換成 Fedimint 代幣,方便消費。

This lets Bitcoiners ‘hop’ between Lightning and federations for added anonymity – Lightning’s payment speeds combine with Fedimint’s privacy model. The trade‑off is trust: unlike Lightning’s trustless channels, Fedimint requires trusting a quorum of nodes not to collude. But for many, giving up minimal trust in a large federation is worth the privacy gains. In 2025 some wallets let users switch on Fedimint spending to blur trail between transactions. Lightning and Fedimint thus coexist as layers: one speeds up payments, the other mixes them.

咁做可以令幣民喺 Lightning 同聯邦之間「穿梭」加強匿名—Lightning 快速配合 Fedimint 私隱模型。代價係信任:Fedimint 唔同 Lightning 無信任通道,佢要用戶相信有足夠節點唔會串謀。不過,好多人覺得一大聯邦入面肯交少少信任就換到更高私隱好抵玩。到 2025 年有啲錢包用戶可以開啟 Fedimint 支付,自動模糊交易痕跡。所以 Lightning 速支付,Fedimint 匿名,兩層並存。

Other Layer‑2s include RSK (Rootstock), a 2017 Ethereum‑like sidechain, and experimental Bitcoin rollups.

其他 Layer‑2 仲有 RSK(Rootstock,2017 年以太坊式側鏈),同實驗性 Bitcoin rollup。

Rollups (already huge on Ethereum) are being studied for Bitcoin too.

Rollup(以太坊已經行之有效)而家 Bitcoin 社群都研究緊。

Researchers estimate that validity‑rollups on Bitcoin could eventually boost throughput ~100× by bundling transactions off‑chain and posting summaries on Bitcoin. Such rollups would operate in tandem with Lightning, further offloading the base layer. Meanwhile, platforms like ARK and new UTXO‑sharing protocols promise yet more scalability.

研究人員估計,如果喺 Bitcoin 做到 Validity-rollup,將交易喺鏈下打包、只喺 Bitcoin 上記錄摘要,可以提升效能一百倍左右。未來呢類 rollup 可以配合 Lightning 一齊減輕主鏈壓力。同步仲有 ARK 咁啲平台、新型 UTXO 分享協議承諾更大擴展性。

Each of these solutions offers a different mix of security, decentralization and features. Lightning is unique in being non‑custodial and purely Bitcoin‑native, whereas

每套方案安全、去中心化程度、功能各有特色。Lightning 最特別嘅地方係佢非託管、100% 原生 Bitcoin ...Here is your translation, with markdown links left untranslated as requested:


Stacks 同 RSK 依賴外部代幣,而 Liquid/Fedimint 就依賴聯邦團體。去到 2025 年,分析師視佢哋為互補:Lightning 依然係支付骨幹,而 Stacks/liquid/等等就針對智能合約、資產發行或者私隱等細分市場。

合起嚟睇,眾多 Second Layer 項目,經常都俾人形容做「模組化 Bitcoin」堆疊。無一層可以滿足所有需求,但每一層都擴展咗比特幣嘅觸及面。正如 Galaxy Digital 指出,呢啲 L2 網絡吸引咗資金同開發者,每個都圍繞 Bitcoin 構建新應用。

對終端用戶嚟講,呢個意思就係 Bitcoin 生態圈可以好似互聯網咁演變——有獨立層去處理現金、合約、同私隱,而全部都可以互通。去到 2025 年,分別好明顯:Lightning 為日常場景提供快速、低費用支付;Stacks 推動 DeFi/DApp;Liquid 加快交易所級別結算;Fedimint 就提供私人錢包。呢啲層偶爾會競爭(例如費用市場),但多數時候係互補,共同推動 Bitcoin 整體採用。

Final Thoughts

Lightning Network 五年落地,終於實踐咗 Bitcoin 原本做「電子現金」嘅願景——而金融分析師已經留意到。

聯儲局一份報告話,Lightning 普及顯著減輕區塊鏈擁塞同手續費,估計如果 Lightning 2017 年已經出現,鏈上擁塞可能低高達 93%。

實際上,對用戶嚟講,情況好咗:佢哋嘅 Bitcoin 交易而家可以更快、更平完成。Lightning 層已經吸引到幾十萬活躍用戶,正成為 Bitcoin 基礎建設嘅關鍵一環。

主流平台好似 X(原 Twitter)打賞同大型交易所而家都支援 Lightning 支付,這顯示市場都重視呢個快速層面。

展望未來,Lightning 嘅增長好大機會加速 Bitcoin 真實世界嘅應用。佢處理細額支付同離線模式嘅能力,為 Bitcoin 帶嚟好多原本鏈上難以想像嘅新用途——由內容串流到 IoT 充電等等。

同時,其他 Second Layer 競爭可以促進持續創新。好似 Stacks、Liquid 同 Fedimint 等協議,都發展自家定位,推動編程能力同私隱等範疇進步。但大家都以吸納新用戶和場景,鞏固住 Bitcoin 生態。去到 2025 年,Bitcoin 唔再只係靠投機需求支持——佢開始成為一個實用而堅實嘅支付網絡。

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