<p>The best strategy really depends on the user. You distinguish tradeoffs in all these solutions:</p>
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<ul>
<li>Open a new channel each time</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
<p>This one does not make sense.</p>
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<p>Open 10 channel for 0.01 BTC</p>
</blockquote>
<p>More exposure to DOS (and onchain fees), but less exposure to censorship.<br />
Probably the solution which makes the most of sense (or 5 channels for 2mBTC) since MPP.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Open 1 channel for 0.1 BTC</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Less exposure to DOS (and onchain fees), but more exposure to censorship (you better chose well your single peer!).</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Some custodial services</p>
</blockquote>
<p>No exposure to DOS (and any other technical cost), but complete exposure to censorship.</p>

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2021-01-10T11:22:04.913Z
Antoine Poinsot
<p>Suppose that someone want to store 0.1 bitcoin on the lightning network for a period of 1 year to use services such as buying and selling things but doesnt know which one and with who yet.</p>
<p>What would be the best strategy here:</p>
<ul>
<li>Open 10 channel for 0.01 BTC today and lock the fund for 1 year with the most used or most connected, funded channel at this day for 1 year, in the hope that they will be connected with the other nodes I want.</li>
<li>Open 1 channel for 0.1 BTC and lock the fund for 1 year with the single biggest node</li>
<li>Some custodial services with the impeding loss of control</li>
</ul>

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2021-01-10T11:23:03.123Z
Tried to give an answer but i would not be surprised if this is closed as it is kind of opinion-based.
Antoine Poinsot
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Best way to store fund on the lightning network
Saxtheowl
# Best way to store fund on the lightning network

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-01-10)

Suppose that someone want to store 0.1 bitcoin on the lightning network for a period of 1 year to use services such as buying and selling things but doesnt know which one and with who yet.

What would be the best strategy here:

* Open 10 channel for 0.01 BTC today and lock the fund for 1 year with the most used or most connected, funded channel at this day for 1 year, in the hope that they will be connected with the other nodes I want.
* Open 1 channel for 0.1 BTC and lock the fund for 1 year with the single biggest node
* Some custodial services with the impeding loss of control

**Tags:** transactions, blockchain, transaction-fees, lightning-network, locktime

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Tried to give an answer but i would not be surprised if this is closed as it is kind of opinion-based.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-01-10. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

The best strategy really depends on the user. You distinguish tradeoffs in all these solutions:

> * Open a new channel each time

This one does not make sense.

> Open 10 channel for 0.01 BTC

More exposure to DOS (and onchain fees), but less exposure to censorship.  
Probably the solution which makes the most of sense (or 5 channels for 2mBTC) since MPP.

> Open 1 channel for 0.1 BTC

Less exposure to DOS (and onchain fees), but more exposure to censorship (you better chose well your single peer!).

> Some custodial services

No exposure to DOS (and any other technical cost), but complete exposure to censorship.


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