The risk isn't hack. You'd also want to define what you mean exactly by "holding Bitcoin in Lightning". Running your own lightning node? Public (routing) or private?
If you run a public routing node I'd estimate your risk is losing money because you don't know what you are doing, not because you are going to be hacked.
On-chain Fees: Opening and closing costs may exceed routing revenue.
Rebalancing Costs: Fees paid to move liquidity can outweigh earned fees.
Hardware Costs: Initial purchase and eventual replacement of storage and components.
Electricity: Continuous power consumption for 24/7 node uptime.
Penalty Transactions: Losing all channel funds by broadcasting outdated states.
Opportunity Cost: Locked bitcoin cannot be deployed in higher-yield activities.
Negative Spreads: Setting outbound fees lower than the cost of inbound liquidity.
Darth may be a prick but he knows his shit when it comes to Lightning. I'd definitely at least throw a glance at his guides if you are thinking about running a public Lightning node.
You’re not really supposed to hold on the LN, it’s for payments. You gotta hold on the timechain. I can’t give you all the details, but since the LN’s a more complex layer, it’s probably riskier.
The risk is lower than a rock will fall on your head when get out from your house. Did you read my guides? Especially this one? https://darth-coin.github.io/beginner/be-your-own-bank-en.html
But anyways, if you ask these kind of questions... you should not use Bitcoin at all. We are all gonna die anyways
The risk isn't hack. You'd also want to define what you mean exactly by "holding Bitcoin in Lightning". Running your own lightning node? Public (routing) or private?
ok so what is the risk, running a public routing node?
If you run a public routing node I'd estimate your risk is losing money because you don't know what you are doing, not because you are going to be hacked.
On-chain Fees: Opening and closing costs may exceed routing revenue.
Rebalancing Costs: Fees paid to move liquidity can outweigh earned fees.
Forced Closures: Unilateral closes trigger high-priority on-chain transaction costs.
Sweep Fees: Recovering funds from closed channels requires additional on-chain payments.
Hardware Costs: Initial purchase and eventual replacement of storage and components.
Electricity: Continuous power consumption for 24/7 node uptime.
Penalty Transactions: Losing all channel funds by broadcasting outdated states.
Opportunity Cost: Locked bitcoin cannot be deployed in higher-yield activities.
Negative Spreads: Setting outbound fees lower than the cost of inbound liquidity.
Darth may be a prick but he knows his shit when it comes to Lightning. I'd definitely at least throw a glance at his guides if you are thinking about running a public Lightning node.
Thank you for this response
You’re not really supposed to hold on the LN, it’s for payments. You gotta hold on the timechain. I can’t give you all the details, but since the LN’s a more complex layer, it’s probably riskier.
The risk is lower than a rock will fall on your head when get out from your house.
Did you read my guides? Especially this one?
https://darth-coin.github.io/beginner/be-your-own-bank-en.html
But anyways, if you ask these kind of questions... you should not use Bitcoin at all.
We are all gonna die anyways
https://video.nostr.build/8345cd80358ff40077d46408074bfadd1b4053ca7e306d6b487fcba14cf13a03.mp4