I wrote also more explanations here, (for like 5yrs old)
- https://stacker.news/items/552822
- https://darth-coin.github.io/beginner/ln-airport-analogy-en.html

LN (the lightning network) is THE payment network of Bitcoin.

Only shitcoiners consider that LN is like a separate network from Bitcoin.

bitcoin

bitcoin_beginners

Are there 20 million bitcoins yet?

Scoresby

There's no difference. Same thing.
LN (the lightning network) is THE payment network of Bitcoin.
Only shitcoiners consider that LN is like a separate network from Bitcoin.
Read more about HTLC:
- https://docs.lightning.engineering/the-lightning-network/multihop-payments/hash-time-lock-contract-htlc
- https://voltage.cloud/blog/how-do-htlc-work-lightning-network