ELI5: Will the implementation of Lightning Network/Seg Wit impact how Bitcoin is used by the general population?

I understand the very simple basics of it, but will I need a new wallet? Do I have to chose a payment channel? Or will I only notice that the transaction times go down a lot

Submitted September 29, 2016 at 07:13PM by StrictlyOffTheRecord http://bit.ly/2dcfQpk