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BOLT12 Offers

lightning.bolt12-offers

Next-generation Lightning request format for reusable, richer, and more private payment intents.

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Curated resources (4)

• BOLT 12: Offers (article) Offer/invoice request/invoice protocol format.
• Bitcoin Optech Topic: Offers (article) Implementation status and ecosystem support.
• BOLT 11: Payment Request Format (article) Legacy invoice format baseline for comparing BOLT12 offers.
• Mastering the Lightning Network (book) Solid technical bridge for invoices, offers, and evolving Lightning payment-request flows.

Direct prerequisites (2)

• Invoices and Payment Requests
• Lightning Route Blinding

Direct dependents (1)

• LNURL

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