DarthPikachu

DarthPikachu

Bitcoin Lightning Network Node

Capacity: ~0.776 BTC / Public Channels: 20

Minimum Channel Size: 1.0M SAT

LN+ Liquidity Credits: 2.037M SAT
Connection: Tor
Rank: 7 / Silver
Member
Tor Lightning Address
02dbdf2312bb589a721604f3cff62d11f0d9adcd3602a66df3c413e8ba0c565692@tpiwqjfsjyryvm66lqvlucw2ihtuv4m2x527vnsqkhlm4oykibsuiqid.onion:9735
Tor Lightning Address
02dbdf2312bb589a721604f3cff62d11f0d9adcd3602a66df3c413e8ba0c565692@jatea7enljkkjsvpg5qkfiydsblygmmefykfmkgejgwfryr2jplprqyd.onion:9735
Pubkey
02dbdf2312bb589a721604f3cff62d11f0d9adcd3602a66df3c413e8ba0c565692
DarthPikachu
DarthPikachu
Last seen 20 minutes ago · Joined about 4 years ago

Bitcoin-only node runner. Fascinated by bitcoin, lightning and the future of money & payments. Bitcoin miner, lightning node operator, run crew, Fortnite squad, and volunteer; complete with family and an orange tabby cat. Established 729774 Rebuilt .... . . Avatar by anomalyconcept: https://www.deviantart.com/anomalyconcept/art/Darth-Pikachu-12033285

Ratings & Badges

Member

83 Happy

1 Sad

Prime

Honourable

Virtuous

Opener

Liquid

Social

Inquisitive

Generous

Verified

API User

Silver

Hubness Rank: 2580

Weighted for channel sizes: 1979

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Hopness Rank: 2852

Weighted for channel sizes: 2429

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Betweenness Rank: 2295

Weighted for channel sizes: 348

Lower numbers are better. Measures how often this node falls on the shortest path between other nodes. The better the rank, the more likely the node will route a payments.

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Latest News

Hardware failure

Posted: 7 days ago

DarthPikachu is down

Posted: about 1 month ago

Now running a hybrid node

Posted: 5 months ago

Auto Fees and Auto Rebalancing

Posted: 5 months ago

Updating hardware

Posted: about 1 year ago

Description

DarthPikachu

This bitcoin lightning network node identified by the pubkey: 02dbdf2312bb589a721604f3cff62d11f0d9adcd3602a66df3c413e8ba0c565692 also known by the alias: DarthPikachu is accessible on the lightning network address: 02dbdf2312bb589a721604f3cff62d11f0d9adcd3602a66df3c413e8ba0c565692@tpiwqjfsjyryvm66lqvlucw2ihtuv4m2x527vnsqkhlm4oykibsuiqid.onion:9735 and 02dbdf2312bb589a721604f3cff62d11f0d9adcd3602a66df3c413e8ba0c565692@jatea7enljkkjsvpg5qkfiydsblygmmefykfmkgejgwfryr2jplprqyd.onion:9735 .

The node has 20 channels, and a total channel capacity of: 77,589,368 Satoshis, which is equivalent to ~0.776 BTC. The node's hex color is #f2a900. The information regarding this node and it channels has been updated last on 2026-04-18 17:35:14 UTC.

This node page has been claimed by user: DarthPikachu and has been verified through a digital signature as well. The user has created their account about 4 years ago, and has been last seen 20 minutes ago.

The user has participated in 9 swaps on LightningNetwork+. The node operator has opened 9 channels to LN+ users through Swaps. The user has received 83 positive ratings from other users. The user has generously donated to LN+ to support the operation of the site.

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