This indeed leaves some questions open: what does this network aspire to achieve, if you compare it with the merchants simply accepting Bitcoin directly or connecting to an already existing second layer like Lightning?
Does it include some sort of hedging, to avoid the merchants having to sell the BTC (or buy options) to avoid getting hit by a crash? If yes, how is it achieved?
Lighting Network vs Blck####Q: What is the core purpose of each network?
Blck####:
A private, anonymous, fully Bitcoin-native crypto-economy built on the Blck#### network layer. Every application is a node, every node contains a Bitcoin wallet, and all economic activity occurs inside one closed, onion-style network with no fiat interaction.
Lightning Network:
A Bitcoin scalability layer designed to enable fast, low-fee payments by moving frequent transactions off-chain, while settling final balances on the Bitcoin blockchain.
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Q: How do the networks differ at the architectural level?
Blck####:
Runs on Blck###, a privacy network inspired by mixnet principles
Integrates i2p-style routing, snowflake-like pluggable transports, obfuscation layers, and active path rotation
Implements a mixnet with route reshuffling every ~10 minutes
Automatically creates onion-style services per application
Rejects external network traffic, while allowing controlled external access to services
Each app = autonomous node
Lightning Network:
Overlay network built on payment channels
Uses gossip protocols for routing
No mixnet, no traffic obfuscation by default
Nodes are public or semi-public at the network layer
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Q: How is anonymity handled?
Blck####:
Strong network-layer anonymity by design
Traffic patterns intentionally blurred through frequent path rebuilding
Node identity ≠ service identity ≠ payment identity
No visible global transaction or routing graph
Lightning Network:
Partial privacy only
Channel balances, routing hints, and timing leaks exist
Entry/exit nodes can infer payment information
Not resistant to advanced network-level analysis
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Q: How do Bitcoin payments work?
Blck####:
Payments occur inside a single closed Blck#### network
Sender and receiver already exist in the same routing domain
No global path discovery problem
Near-instant settlement by design
Bitcoin functions as native economic infrastructure, not just settlement
Lightning Network:
Payments routed across a global channel graph
Requires sufficient liquidity across hops
Payments can fail due to routing or liquidity issues
Bitcoin mainly acts as a final settlement layer
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Q: Is Bitcoin used differently in each system?
Blck####:
Bitcoin is:
The only currency
The unit of account
The incentive mechanism
The fee-distribution base
No fiat abstraction exists inside the system.
Lightning Network:
Bitcoin is:
A settlement asset
Often abstracted away in UX
Frequently bridged to fiat via custodians and exchanges
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Q: How do nodes participate economically?
Blck####:
Every node has a built-in wallet
Every node can sell goods or services
Nodes earn:
A share of transaction fees
Rewards for active participation
Fees are evenly redistributed across the network
Lightning Network:
Only routing nodes earn fees
Fees are manually set
Economic power tends to concentrate in large routing hubs
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Q: What is the incentive structure?
Blck####:
Cooperative and network-wide
Participation > capital lock-up
No routing dominance possible due to mixnet design
Lightning Network:
Capital-intensive
Requires liquidity lock-up
Encourages hub formation
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Q: How decentralized are the networks in practice?
Blck####:
Designed for horizontal decentralization
Every application/node is equal
No topology visibility, no super-nodes
Lightning Network:
Technically decentralized
Economically trending toward hub-and-spoke
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Q: How do merchants integrate?
Blck####:
A physical shop or organization deploys a node
Instantly becomes part of the Blckbit economy
Can accept Bitcoin immediately
No banks, no processors, no KYC
Lightning Network:
Requires channel management
Often relies on custodial providers
Merchant UX frequently depends on third parties
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Q: How does censorship resistance compare?
Blck####:
Very high, due to:
Onion-style routing
Traffic obfuscation
Hidden topology
No choke points
Lightning Network:
Moderate
Hubs can censor
Network graph is partially observable
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Q: In one sentence, how do they fundamentally differ?
Blck#### is a self-contained, anonymous Bitcoin economy built on a mixnet,
while Lightning Network is a scaling layer for Bitcoin payments within the existing financial system.