This is an opinion editorial by Tim Niemeyer, co-host of the Lincolnland Bitcoin Meetup and a member of the Chief Lightning Officers.

On January 4, 2023 (

Maraia believes Lightning adoption will gain traction in 2023. His reasoning is as follow:

“(There are a) dizzying number of companies that are innovating like crazy. Lightning companies are like Legos. People will use the Lightning payments network without knowing it. The Lightning payments network is the Trojan horse (for bitcoin adoption). (We’re) building a community of problem solvers in payments. Lightning can go places and do things fiat can’t.”

If you run a Lightning business or you’re a pleb wanting to help further Lightning adoption in your area, consider reaching out to the CLO Telegram group. Find a Bitcoin meetup in your area. Locate merchants accepting bitcoin and Lightning in your area. Adoption won’t happen on its own. It takes individuals like you and me willing to go the extra mile.

Like nodes on a network, we are the ones disseminating the boundless benefits of these revolutionary technologies in a peer-to-peer payment system that is soon to cover the globe. Remember… Lightning rails rule the Earth.

This is a guest post by Tim Niemeyer. Opinions expressed are entirely their own and do not necessarily reflect those of BTC Inc or Bitcoin Magazine.