Oddbean new post about login | logout Yesterday the fee for opening a node was 15k today it's 31k. Can u pls explain why there's such a sudden increase?
I assume you are talking about the fee to open a channel not the fee paid to Alby to host the node. For the channel fee the reason it may have spiked is that to opening a lightning channel you must do an on chain bitcoin transaction. You may have first looked at a time with low on chain fees and then at a time when the fees spiked. Perhaps someone from nostr:nprofile1qqsyv47lazt9h6ycp2fsw270khje5egjgsrdkrupjg27u796g7f5k0spzemhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejz7qgwwaehxw309ahx7uewd3hkctcprdmhxue69uhkummnw3ez6vfwde3x7tnpdenkzmnf9e3k75xqss4 will be able to provide you with some clearer details. nostr:nprofile1qqstqq490lumzlykftdw23p7ehxzje022az465zud6path3p5c8vefgpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejsz9mhwden5te0w4kkyun9dshxcmmrv9kr5dpcxsuqaux43l
Those fees are paid to LSPs, and they are tied to on-chain fees. Feel free to check out https://mempool.space/ for current on-chain fee rates. Best, JP
Do i need to pay every month or every three months to LSP's? Or is it just a one time payment?
You only pay that fee once to open the channel to the LSP and then can use the channel until it is closed. I have been using Alby Hub for a few months and not had any channels closed on me. There are a variety of reasons a channel could be closed and you can get some info here: https://guides.getalby.com/user-guide/alby-account-and-browser-extension/alby-hub/faq-alby-hub/why-was-my-lightning-channel-closed-and-what-to-do-next
Which LSP you're using?
I have a channel with Megalith and LNServer.
Do i need to pay every month or every three months to LSP's? Or is it just a one time payment? #asknostr nostr:nevent1qqsgzhv6qjf9dqjk5hptmhzwtexvyccz8nay4nvdmuujmwlj3zmdrdgpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsygzx2l0739jmazvq4yc8908mtev6v5fygpkmp7qey90w0zay0y6t8cpsgqqqqqqsw7p2z6
Can you open a small channel with my node?