Antoine Riard, who left the Lightning Network in October, believes the Lightning Network is also at risk of becoming increasingly centralized and vulnerable to single points of failure and censorship risks.
Developers working on Bitcoin’s Layer 2 Lightning Network have become less focused on security and more focused on generating cash flow for investors, a former Lightning Network developer believes.
Bitcoin Core developer and security researcher Antoine Riard made headlines last month after leaving the Lightning ecosystem over concerns about a new attack vector called "replacement loops," which attackers could potentially exploit. Steal funds by targeting payment channels.