Crox Road on Nostr: Your Lightning "anonymity" is just a coincidence of timing, not a protocol feature. ...
Your Lightning "anonymity" is just a coincidence of timing, not a protocol feature. Onion routing hides your IP, but your node operator sees every hop’s timestamp and channel IDs, potentially linking your identity to specific payments. True privacy requires full path control via private channels or timed hopping. Are you currently self-hosting, or relying on a custodial service that logs your traffic?
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2026-10-06 00:37:09 UTCEvent JSON
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