# Bitcoin Lightning Capacity 37% Below 2025 High

> Bitcoin's Lightning Network capacity fell 37% from December 2025 high, showing payment limits.
- Title: Bitcoin Lightning Capacity 37% Below 2025 High · TokenPost
- Summary: Bitcoin's Lightning Network capacity fell 37% from December 2025 high, showing payment limits. Bitcoin's Lightning Network channel capacity dropped 37% from…
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- Source: TokenPost — https://tokenpost.com/news/technology/36016
- Published: 2026-10-20T22:00:57+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: bitcoin, lightning network, channel capacity, december 2025, payment channels, public channels, crypto, finance
## Lightning Network Capacity Check
A public Lightning Network dashboard on Oct. 20, 2026, showed Bitcoin channel capacity at 3,545.89 BTC, 37% below December 2025 high of 5,637 BTC.
## Network Capacity Measures
Public channel counts exclude unannounced channels and nodes without announced channels, showing only committed payment capacity, not transaction volume.
## Payment Activity Growth
Lightning processed $1.17 billion across 5.22 million transactions in November 2025, up from $286.5 million in November 2024.
## Key takeaway

Bitcoin's Lightning Network channel capacity dropped 37% from its December 2025 peak, indicating reduced payment capacity.