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  1. Wallet

Open your first channel

You will learn how to open your first lightning payment channel

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In order to send and receive bitcoin payments over the lightning network, you have to connect your Alby Hub to the lightning network by opening a lightning channel. It is easy and super exciting to take control over your bitcoin payments.

Congrats for opening a lightning payment channel. Your Hub is now connected to the lightning network and you are ready to send and receive bitcoin lightning-fast at low cost.

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Open your first lightning payment channel