they already provide meaningful privacy and efficiency improvements
Don't count on it, that's only for the happy path. Force closes reveal Lightning specifics on-chain and are more expensive than anchors.
There's also much higher complexity in backups/watchtowers/state management = more bug surface. If you've ever had difficulty recovering funds from a dead Lightning node know that Taproot can only make that experience worse.
Be weary of privacy virtue signals when justifying new script. Lightning effectively being a giant decentralized coinjoin, when used correctly, doesn't benefit from added crypto-theater that shifts the emphasis away from good practices.
Don't count on it, that's only for the happy path. Force closes reveal Lightning specifics on-chain and are more expensive than anchors.
There's also much higher complexity in backups/watchtowers/state management = more bug surface. If you've ever had difficulty recovering funds from a dead Lightning node know that Taproot can only make that experience worse.
Be weary of privacy virtue signals when justifying new script. Lightning effectively being a giant decentralized coinjoin, when used correctly, doesn't benefit from added crypto-theater that shifts the emphasis away from good practices.