Loop Out

For merchants, services, and users who primarily receive funds via Lightning, Loop Out serves as a bridge, allowing funds to be sent out of the Lightning Network to "on-chain" destinations like exchange accounts or cold storage systems. This can also be useful for users who want to:

Manage capacity so that channels can be used indefinitely to receive more funds

Send funds on-chain to merchants or services that aren't yet Lightning enabled

Rebalance routing channels so payments can be routed in any direction

Loop In

Loop In enables typical users to "refill" their Lightning wallets when funds are depleted. In these cases, users "Loop" funds into Lightning wallets from "on-chain" sources (e.g. exchanges or cold storage). Loop In can also be useful for: