# Drafts for the Round Table Discussion on Lightning Network at Hong Kong Web3 Festival 2025 ## Metadata **Status**:: #x **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Created**:: [[2025-04-15]] ## Synopsis 1. In what ways do you believe the integration of stablecoins like USDT will transform the Lightning Network's role within the cryptocurrency ecosystem? Opportunity also a test. Logistics is valueless on its own. 2. Could you discuss some of the most promising applications currently being developed on the Lightning Network and explain how they utilize its unique properties? Hybrid payment channel network. Not only muti-assets but also cross chain boundary. It takes advantage that the payments are routed via multiple channels, and assets transfer occur mostly off-chain. 3. What opportunities and hurdles do you foresee in implementing the Lightning Network on alternative blockchain platforms? Previously we had state channel(Raiden network)on Ethereum but it was failed. Open 4. Looking forward, how do you think proposed Bitcoin upgrades, like covenants, will influence the evolution of the Lightning Network's capabilities? Complexity. No revelational upgrades. 5. What are the critical steps needed to scale the Lightning Network and drive mass adoption, and what challenges must be overcome to achieve these goals? Listen, Be patient