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Adam Curry details the technical difficulties of shutting down a large Lightning Network node with 140 channels. He describes the LND database as becoming unusable at scale, requiring the use of the lncli command-line tool and custom scripts to force-close channels over a multi-week period.
Revenue from the Lightning Network for the Podcast Index has plummeted from $50 per week to approximately $11, making the $240 monthly cost of maintaining a Voltage node unsustainable. The decline is attributed to changes in protocols, the rising price of Bitcoin causing users to "HODL" their sats, and a general shift away from the initial excitement of streaming micropayments. The hosts are now considering whether to shut down the node entirely.
