Second @second.tech · 2d 1/ Wallet apps built on Bark have never done their own Lightning pathfinding: the Ark server works out the best path on their behalf. It works great, but some users want more control, or don't want to share destination data. New research from grubles explores an alternative.
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2/ The challenge: a Bark wallet isn't a Lightning node. It has no channels. When you make a Lightning payment, the link to the Lightning Network is an HTLC VTXO cosigned with the Ark server, and it's the server that maintains channels with the wider network.