Probably a coincidence... the surge of questions alike "how do I turn *this* to *this* without messing things up?". Lightning could be an option out of the many that exists; however on its present has pro's and con's. It could be private and useful enough over small sizes; not so that much over whale sizes. 

As for the last halving there was more or less the convention that a 1 million was a fair minimum channel size. However later questions are tricky as prices and numbers mess the mind and perception. 🤪