Introduction The Lightning Network works as a channel-based payment system. You can think of a Lightning Channel as an hourglass, where the sand represents bitcoins that are locked...

An easy to understand breakdown of how Lightning Channel rebalances work for the Bitcoin Lightning Network....

Interaction Between Protocols Imagine a scenario where Alice wants to buy a book from Bob’s e-commerce, but Alice only has on-chain funds, and Bob only accepts payments through...

Lightning Network payment channels work by enforcing a “fairness protocol” – a set of rules that incentivize honest collaboration between channel partners. After funding a channel, payments flow...

A payment channel is a mechanism that enables the establishment a financial relationship between two nodes on the Lightning Network. These nodes are referred to as channel partners...

There are two possible ways of answering this question: with a brief and general answer or with a detailed and elaborated one. Let’s go through the general answer...

This guide/FAQ is designed to give Lightning Network node runners, whether new to the hobby or experienced, a concise breakdown of different channel types and situations....

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Learn about on-chain interactions, opening and closing channels, cooperative and unilateral channel closures and more....