# Lightning

AI agents are now independently using Bitcoin via the Lightning Network for transactions, marking a significant step towards a machine-payable web. Meanwhile, the Tampa Bay Lightning team is gearing up for the Olympics, and discussions continue around the F-35 Lightning II fighter jet.

### About Lightning
This topic covers discussions and news related to the Bitcoin Lightning Network, natural lightning phenomena, and the NHL team, the Tampa Bay Lightning.  

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[--] Month: [-------------] -53%  
[--] Months: [--------------] +60%  
[--] Year: [--------------] +187%  
1-Year High: [-----------] on 2025-12-05  
1-Year Low: [---------] on 2026-02-13  

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[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/lightning/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
[------] unique social accounts have posts mentioning Lightning in the last [--] hours which is up 7.50% from [------] in the previous [--] hours
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1-Year High: [------] on 2025-12-20  
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The most influential creators that mention Lightning in the last [--] hours

| Creator                                                 | Rank | Followers  | Posts | Engagements |
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| [@loggernamy](/creator/twitter/loggernamy)              | [--]    | [-----]      | [--]     | [------]      |
| [@upediashorts](/creator/youtube/upediashorts)          | [--]    | [----------] | [--]    | [-----]       |
| [@Humptydumpty127](/creator/reddit/Humptydumpty127)     | [--]    |            | [--]     | [--]          |
| [@Sweet-Quarter3569](/creator/reddit/Sweet-Quarter3569) | [--]    |            | [--]     | [--]          |
| [@grok](/creator/twitter/grok)                          | [--]    | [---------]  | [--]     | [--]          |
| [@LightningNewsX](/creator/twitter/LightningNewsX)      | [--]    | [-----]      | [--]     | [--]          |
| [@roasbeef](/creator/twitter/roasbeef)                  | [--]    | [------]     | [--]     | [--]          |
| [@HockeyMod](/creator/reddit/HockeyMod)                 | [--]    | [-------]    | [--]     | [--]          |
| [@SomeKindOfMonster](/creator/reddit/SomeKindOfMonster) | [--]    |            | [--]     | [--]          |
| [@TBLightning](/creator/twitter/TBLightning)            | [--]   | [-------]    | [--]     | [--]          |

[View More](/list/creators/lightning/100)
  
  
### Sentiment: 75%
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[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/lightning/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
Current Value: 75%  
Daily Average: 70%  
[--] Month: 66% -11%  
[--] Months: 66% no change  
[--] Year: 66% -17%  
1-Year High: 90% on 2025-02-18  
1-Year Low: 36% on 2025-02-22  

Most Supportive Themes:
- Tampa Bay Lightning Hockey Team: (60%) News and discussions related to the NHL team, the Tampa Bay Lightning, including game results, player updates, and team performance.
- Natural Lightning Phenomena: (20%) Discussions and news about natural lightning, including scientific explanations and observations of lightning events.
- Bitcoin Lightning Network: (20%) Information and news regarding the Bitcoin Lightning Network, focusing on its technology, adoption, and related discussions.
  
Most Critical Themes:
  

### Top Lightning News
Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours  

*Showing a maximum of [--] news posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*  

"Ukraine unveils revolutionary 'Sunray' drone laser "Within seconds the drone began to burn as if struck by invisible lightning then fell to the ground in a fiery arc.""  
[News Link](https://nypost.com/2026/02/12/world-news/ukraine-unveils-revolutionary-sunray-drone-laser/) [@nypost](/creator/x/nypost) 2026-02-12T20:46Z 3.6M followers, 219.8K engagements


"MiniMax's new open M2.5 and M2.5 Lightning near state-of-the-art while costing 1/20th of Claude Opus [---] VentureBeat"  
[News Link](https://venturebeat.com/ai/minimaxs-new-open-m2-5-and-m2-5-lightning-near-state-of-the-art-while) [@VentureBeat](/creator/x/VentureBeat) 2026-02-12T20:28Z 686.4K followers, [----] engagements


"MSI's $5000+ Lightning Z RTX [----] has seen real-world tests and hit a whopping [----] W power draw in Cyberpunk [----] PC Gamer More power"  
[News Link](https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/graphics-cards/msis-usd5-000-lightning-z-rtx-5090-has-seen-real-world-tests-and-hit-a-whopping-1076-w-power-draw-in-cyberpunk-2077) [@pcgamer](/creator/x/pcgamer) 2026-02-12T17:36Z 3.2M followers, 11.2K engagements


"Five years in is there any success comparable to Wrexham MoneyCall - The Athletic This week's free sports business cheat sheet includes a Super Bowl LX lightning round a Daytona [---] preview and Madonna the soccer mom"  
[News Link](https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7038831/2026/02/11/wrexham-rob-mac-ryan-reynolds-moneycall/) [@nytimes](/creator/x/nytimes) 2026-02-11T20:24Z 52.9M followers, [----] engagements



### Top Lightning Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

*Showing a maximum of [--] top social posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*

"We have the first known case of a AI agent independently using Bitcoin to transact An OpenClaw AI agent spawned a child bot on a VPS provisioned via the Bitcoin Lightning Network then bought its offspring AI API access using its own crypto wallet without a human touching a credit card or saying "yes." The API provider confirmed this is the first documented An OpenClaw AI agent spawned a child bot on a VPS provisioned via the Bitcoin Lightning Network then bought its offspring AI API access using its own crypto wallet without a human touching a credit card or saying "yes." The API provider"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DzambhalaHODL/status/2022367459236290845) [@DzambhalaHODL](/creator/x/DzambhalaHODL) 2026-02-13T17:49Z 35.6K followers, 60.2K engagements


"It's so over we're not getting Arthur and Vulcan playing video games 💔💔"  
[X Link](https://x.com/LIGHTNING691alt/status/2022364531499110656) [@LIGHTNING691alt](/creator/x/LIGHTNING691alt) 2026-02-13T17:37Z [---] followers, 28.6K engagements


"Jordi and John put @bryan_johnson through a lightning round. Here are his quick thoughts on: Ray Peat whether carrots are safe to consume the healthiest place to live what TBPN should do about the Ultradomes air quality parasites and cycling supplements:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tbpn/status/2022337844493340894) [@tbpn](/creator/x/tbpn) 2026-02-13T15:51Z 212.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Update: Lightning strikes Heatherley Substation leaving customers in the dark"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CityTshwane/status/2022329206965981559) [@CityTshwane](/creator/x/CityTshwane) 2026-02-13T15:17Z 830K followers, [----] engagements

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