Bitnoob asked over 2 years ago

Best way to know that a channel I open with a peer will be long-lasting.

I have close to 20 channels that I opened with peers via swaps closed on me during the past 6 months. I closed one of the large channels due to no traffic on that channel for more than 2 months so that I could use the liquidity elsewhere. Most of these swaps were supposed to last 6 -12 months or longer according to what is agreed when the channels are opened.

Obviously, these channel closures are annoying but also expensive in terms of on-chain fees when these channels are closed. My personal experience has been that these have been smaller channels with < 1 million sats. I do not personally avoid opening channels with smaller nodes as I feel connectivity is important for all nodes at this stage of lightning development.

I wish to know if the users here have a way to figure out which channels will remain open for at least the duration that are agreed to when the swaps are opened. 

2 Comments

LN+

LN+ Admin wrote over 2 years ago

I will run a report on this. Interesting subject!


Bitnoob

Bitnoob wrote over 2 years ago

@LN+. Thank you. Please post your report when available. Will add to knowledge about lightning channels for users. 

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