48% Of All #Bitcoin Lightning Network Nodes Run On #Amazon And #GoogleCloud

#MemPool Space data on August 2 shows that roughly 48% of all Bitcoin Lightning Network (#LN ) Nodes are hosted by major centralized cloud service providers, namely Amazon Web Service (AWS) and Google Cloud. Specifically, approximately 29% of Bitcoin Lightning Network nodes are deployed on AWS, while 19% are hosted on Google Cloud. 

This trend points to the high reliance of Bitcoin Lightning Network node operators on centralized cloud services. Unlike operating a local node, reliant on centralized solutions can offer a high degree of uptime and reliability, reaching nearly 100%.