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 Question I keep coming back to is will everyone be able to be self sovereign and hold bitcoin in self custody or will it only be for the elites?  If a transaction costs 30k sats today and this remains going forward with prices increasing, you have to maintain a 1M UTXO to be efficient, does layer 1 eventually price out self custody for middle and lower classes?  And is it even possible to be self sovereign on layer 2 since you have to open channels on layer 1?  I think time will tell, but hoping self sovereignty is for everyone, especially those that need it the most. 
 It’s certainly an open question. I don’t believe 8 billion people will be able to hold bitcoin in self custody, but 8 billion people don’t all hold any scarce asset right now. 
 The rate of development is so fast too!  I think current state were not there for masses having self custody if prices and fees continue on current trajectory, but stuff like this that mutiny wallet and others are developing certainly continues to help.  https://primal.net/e/note13y66pezucap8tjjf80q2mzmc387u6e3jujzk97736lmck972m8ns00s3j7