When do you think Lightning Network will be openly launched? It has been "hinted" that it will be taking place FAR sooner then most people think (weeks/months not years) and will be debuting on Litecoin a fair bit before being on Bitcoin. If I had to guess I would say LTC LN will likley be released some time between mid Feb and early April of this year, and BTC LN will likely be released some time closer to mid Aug or so.