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Automated weekly channel simulation optimization report

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* Committed node variable filters will be activated the next time the optimization engine runs
* Can be updated at any time but new submissions override previous ones

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LightningNetwork+ swap optimization report



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Current ranks

Historical ranks and node liquidity distribution

Summary stats

Step 2: enter or select pubkey/alias of up to 3 nodes with which to simulate adding or removing channels

*Existing peers of the node selected in Step 1 will only appear if 'Remove' is selected

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Node centrality ranks

Previous run results


Capacity-Fee suggestion summary

Betweenness centrality

Betweeness centrality measures the number of shortest paths that pass through a node. A higher number of shortest paths a node has to any two other node in the network, the more likely they will be included in a route depending on the liquidity balance of each channel in the path.

Closeness/hopness centrality

Closeness/hopness centrality is a measure of how many hops it takes to reach any node on the network from a given node. The better the rank, the fewer the hops required to reach any and all nodes.

Eigenvector/hubness centrality

Eigenvector/hubness centrality measures influence of a given node in the network. Higher ranks imply a well-connected node that is linked to other well-connected nodes. A lower eigenvector centrality could also imply a new and/or underserved node in the network.

Maximum liquidity flow

Maximum flow is the highest amount of sats that can theoretically be pushed through a path if liquidity were 100% outbound. In reality, outbound across a path is likely 50% or less.

Passive rebalancing

This is a fee strategy that attempts to encourage higher liquidity volume and ideally bi-directional volume such that channel balances are passively maintained. The success of this strategy depends on multiple factors, and can often be difficult to achieve.

Active rebalancing

This is a fee strategy that typically observes less volume but recovers a higher proportion in fees that should cover the cost of rebalancing to maintain adequate channel balances.

Signing a message with your node's private keys

lnd

lncli signmessage "message to sign here"

c-lightning

lightning-cli signmessage "message to sign here"

eclair

eclair-cli signmessage --msg=$(echo -n 'message to sign here' | base64)

Ride The Lightning

Navigate to Lightning > Sign/Verify > Copy

Thunderhub

Navigate to Tools > Sign message > Copy