Bitcoin Scaling Solution Lightning Live on Mainnet, Twitter CEO Funds it

The team behind the Lightning Network have made an exciting announcement today. Lightning Labs have released a beta version of the software that is ready for use on the Bitcoin main network.
Is Lightning Network the End of the Scaling Debate?
The Lightning Network is a technology that is aimed at increasing the number of transactions per second that the Bitcoin network can process whilst retaining the robust security that has caused people to liken Bitcoin to gold.
Lightning Labs have spent over