user67230: I have been reading a lot about this Lightning Network and what it does.
But what I still don't know is if this Lightning Network is already being used for Bitcoin or when Bitcoin will start to use it ?

user5406: Roasbeef just announced the first Lightning transaction on Bitcoin mainnet today: 
https://twitter.com/lightning/status/938453165967515648
It was using a multihop payment via all three major implementations (lnd, eclaire, c-lightning).
The Lightning Integration tests are now at 75/75 working: 
The three teams are now working on a beta release each. I'd expect this to be released in the next months.

67230: <p>I have been reading a lot about this Lightning Network and what it does.
But what I still don't know is if this Lightning Network is already being used for Bitcoin or when Bitcoin will start to use it ?</p>
 5406: <p>Roasbeef just announced the first Lightning transaction on Bitcoin mainnet today: 
<a href="https://twitter.com/lightning/status/938453165967515648" rel="noreferrer">https://twitter.com/lightning/status/938453165967515648</a></p>

<p>It was using a multihop payment via all three major implementations (lnd, eclaire, c-lightning).</p>

<p>The Lightning Integration tests are now at 75/75 working: <a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/Pi231.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/Pi231.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>The three teams are now working on a beta release each. I'd expect this to be released in the next months.</p>
