The Lightning Network and cross-chain compatibility sound very promising, especially to make transactions faster and more efficient. I fully understand how important it is to seamlessly connect different blockchain networks. By the way, this reminds me of another key concept I've been dealing with, end-to-end encryption. This is extremely important to protect our data when interacting on these networks. I personally studied this issue here https://moonlock.com/end-to-end-encryption and everything was very accessible. The article is well written and they also have a lot more about cyber security if you are interested. It's very interesting how both of these technologies focus on security and improving the way data and assets are shared.