Scaling

Scaling is still a debated subject. Especially in which form and shape Lightning will scale, and also how far it will scale. Some argue that scaling will create central hubs in a loosely decentralized network.

An analogy would be that mining has become somewhat centralized in Bitcoin.

References

• Bitcoin Q&A: Lightning Network scaling by A. Antonopoulos
• Mathematical proof that the LN cannot be a decentralized Bitcoin scaling solution
• Why The Lightning Network Does not Scale