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Lightning Network FAQ
Point Time-Locked Contracts
Hash Time-Locked Contract Issues The Lightning Network as it is today enables payment routing by using the Hash Time-Locked contract, the HTLC. In simple terms,
Lightning Node Management – Handling High On-Chain Fees
As Bitcoin adoption increases, demand for block space will also rise, which inevitably results in higher on-chain fees. In this scenario, users will lean more
How do Lightning Network Fees Work?
Routing The lightning network achieves high-frequency payments by taking payments off-chain. This means that information about a transaction is not broadcasted to the whole network
Bitcoin Education
What are the differences between “public” and “private” channels?
A payment channel is a mechanism that enables the establishment of a financial relationship between two nodes on the Lightning Network. These nodes are referred
4 Real Use Cases for Lightning Network
This article will go through several examples of what I expect the Lightning Network to provide the internet and the world in the coming years as creative people and builders learn more and innovate.
What is Lightning Network Capacity
Bitcoin’s Lightning network operates on top of the Bitcoin blockchain. For layer 2 to function and deliver global, instant, and zero-fee transactions, nodes must join
BTC & Lightning Payments
Lightning Node Management – Handling High On-Chain Fees
As Bitcoin adoption increases, demand for block space will also rise, which inevitably results in higher on-chain fees. In this scenario, users will lean more
Exploring the Benefits of Lightning Network for Enterprises
The blockchain industry has grown. There are many ideas but few actually make a material impact on society, and those that do, change the world.
Lightning Payments: Pre-Images & Hashes
The Lightning Network uses payment pre-images and payment hashes as essential components of its Hash-Time-Locked Contract (HTLC). The HTLC is a smart contract that enforces
Your educational Source for Lightning
Global payments infrastructure is changing before our eyes. From instant settlement of payments to cross border payments, Bitcoin and its layer 2 Lightning Network have changed the way money will be thought of. There is no question Bitcoin has transformed how money works, what has yet to be determined is will Bitcoin become the payment layer for businesses globally.
This educational source will be helping break the ice on how Lightning works, innovation happening with micropayments, use cases for Lightning and more. Our Lightning FAQ will have deep technical breakdowns of how the protocol fundamentally operates.
