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 I want to do more with direct Lightning channels. 
 What's that? 
 Just you, me, and a channel with instant Bitcoin settlement. 
 I'm intrigued, it sounds arousing. But I'm not sure I understand yet. 

Is it more than a "regular" channel? 
 It's just a normal channel but with way less head aches because there is no routing involved.  
 Right, for a moment I thought it's some kind of new channel spec.

I just paid Vulcan21 through our channel for a batch of SteelQR plates. Circular economy feels good man. 
 I feel ya 🤙 
 Does this include channels to centralized services like SN? When we support self-custodial wallets, a channel to SN should make a lot of sense for zero fees.