Comment by [deleted] on 12/01/2018 at 20:41 UTC

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View submission: ⚡ Lightning Network Megathread ⚡

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The first layer is where it is important for us to be able to run full Bitcoin nodes

Why would anyone run a full node in the first layer if you just need it once a year to open a LN channel?

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Comment by veqtrus at 12/01/2018 at 20:55 UTC

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To monitor the blockchain themselves for fraud attempts in LN.