Stacker News

Bitcoin Nodes

Stacker News is a Bitcoin-native link aggregator and community platform modeled on Hacker News, where all posts, comments, and tips use real Bitcoin via the Lightning Network. Users earn satoshis for quality contributions and pay satoshis to post, creating an economic spam filter. Stacker News has become one of the primary gathering places for the Bitcoin developer and technical community, featuring discussions on Bitcoin Core, Lightning, and protocol development.

Details

Type: Lightning-native Bitcoin forum
Node Type: lightning_hub
Open Source: Yes
Bitcoin Only: Yes
Founded Year: 2021
Monetization: Lightning micropayments
Community Type: Link aggregator / Discussion forum
Lightning Native: Yes

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