Poketoshi brings Pokemon to the Lightning Network

Developers are finding new ways to showcase the power of the Lightning Network and its micro-transactions. First came a digital canvas called Satoshi Place, and now Pokétoshi, a platform that lets you play Pokémon through the Lightning Network.

Software engineer Jao Almeida has created a particularly interesting way to experience micro-transactions powered by the Lightning Network (LN). The Poketoshi platform he developed allows players to enjoy the popular Nintendo game by charging 10 Satoshi for each move, or a small fraction of a penny, roughly around $0.0006631.

The game is set on the Twitch platform, which plays live video and allows players to interact directly via chat.

Almeida implemented a virtual controller connected to the Lightning Network that allows users to set their commands. Each command costs 10 Satoshi. Payments are made through OpenNode, a payment processor that is accessible through the Lightning Network. This further demonstrates the network's ability to process low-cost micro-transactions.

Almeida's creation was welcomed by the Bitcoin community, and old rivalries were rekindled. Bitcoin supporters have used the game to escalate the showdown between the Lightning Network and BCH.

Players refer to their in-game characters as "BCASH" and share screenshots taken while playing.

Bitcoin Cash supporters believe that the BCH hard fork provides a better solution to Bitcoin's scalability problems than the second layer solution that is the Lightning Network.

Interestingly, this is not the first creative attempt to demonstrate the capabilities LN. Earlier this month, a digital canvas debuted, dubbed Satoshi's Place, that allows users to draw on it one pixel at a time. Each pixel costs 1 Satoshi and can be recolored over and over again. Needless to say, canvas has also become a battleground between BTC and BCH supporters

According to https://ci.covesting.io