The number of Lightning-nodes with support for Tor on the Bitcoin network has updated the historical maximum of

Data from the analytical resource 1ML indicate an increase in the number of Lightning nodes with support for Tor onion routing technology in the main Bitcoin network.

#LightningNetwork

onion service nodes has reached an all-time high of 359! https://t.co/0rQ3VhWm3p #Lightning #LN #bitcoin $ BTC pic.twitter.com/jeGnlmFE1h

– Lightning Network statistics (@LNstats) April 21, 2019

So, at the moment their number is 359.

Note that users urge each other to use Tor more actively to hide the location of the nodes.

This needs to be much higher.
Remember that you ’re going to

Tor ON ✅

– ‍‍♂️ (@CryptoHangover) April 22, 2019

Tor should be the default. https://t.co/UyRmd4iDxM

– seth hodlonaut ⚡ (@ seth586) April 21, 2019

As of April 20, more than 8,000 nodes and over 38,000 payment channels were recorded on the Lightning Network, and 1063 BTC were transmitted through them.

#LightningNetwork https://t.co/Q0CaYRhLWD observed:
8,083 nodes (4,232 with active channels)
38,697 channels
1,063.636 BTC capacity ($ 5,646,407)

median node capacity: 0.022 BTC ($ 117.23)

past 24h:
+9 nodes +271 channels -0.405 BTC ($ -2,148) #Lightning #LN #bitcoin $ BTC

– Lightning Network statistics (@LNstats) April 20, 2019

It is noteworthy that the release of the browser extension from the cryptocurrency startup Moon, which allows you to pay for purchases with cryptocurrencies in Amazon and other online stores, was recently held. At the same time, Google Chrome is considering a product update request, which will add support for the Lightning Network.

Shop #Amazon with #btc , #ltc , #eth and #bch . Without fees. Try us out: https://t.co/jxpsXg9tMm pic.twitter.com/wlnQlONSk3

– paywithmoon (@paywithmoon) March 20, 2019

Hi everyone! A quick note on the moon and a lightning network. We will update here. Thanks!

– paywithmoon (@paywithmoon) April 22, 2019

Earlier, BlockchainJournal has compiled a list of the best Lightning-wallets.

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