We can learn something from our node about the usage of the overall network, how much and when the network is used.
Understanding the routed payment amounts for the last 4 weeks is crucial. We present two insights: first, the distribution of payment amounts, and second, the evolution of median and maximum payment values over this period.
What can be analyzed are the timestamps of transaction requests hitting the node. If we put the timestamps for the received routing requests of the last 4 weeks with our Lightning node in a weekly heatmap, we get the following overview in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).