According to Cointelegraph, the value of the Lightning Network is directly related to the price of Bitcoin. A research report by Amboss Technologies pointed out that the maximum flow is a key indicator for evaluating the true value of the Lightning Network.

Amboss Technologies CEO Jesse Shrader said that as the price of Bitcoin rises, the Lightning Network's payment infrastructure will also expand. Larger dollar payments will be as efficient as micropayments.

The report states that evaluating maximum traffic will be key to measuring the added value of the Lightning Network, as traditional metrics such as the number of nodes and channels are incomplete.

Maximum flow can help evaluate the payment reliability of the network and show the change in the probability of successful transactions under different payment sizes. This helps identify potential bottlenecks and improve the overall performance of the network.

As channel capacity grows and liquidity is better distributed, more institutions are likely to flock to the Lightning Network. Shrader explained that increased channel capacity means institutions can make larger payments at lower fees, reducing costs and friction.

According to DefiLlama data, the Lightning Network has a total locked value of more than $346 million, making it the third largest protocol on the Bitcoin network.