In November 2025, the Lightning Network experienced a significant surge, with transaction volume surpassing $1.17 billion and reaching 5.22 million monthly transactions. This increase highlights the accelerating adoption of the Lightning Network as both merchants and users pursue faster alternatives to traditional on-chain Bitcoin transfers. New River, which tracks important indicators of Lightning Network activity, provides insights into this growing trend, including the number of channel openings and routing operations that support the network’s scalability.
Lightning monthly volume exceeds $1.17B in November 2025
