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Lightning Commitment Transactions

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Pre-signed updateable channel states that enforce current balances during unilateral close.

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Curated resources (3)

• BOLT 03: Bitcoin Transaction and Script Formats (article) Canonical commitment transaction structure.
• BOLT 02: Peer Protocol (article) State update protocol between channel peers.
• Bitcoin Design: Liquidity (article) Practical liquidity and channel management context.

Direct prerequisites (2)

• Payment Channels
• Script Timelocks

Direct dependents (5)

• Dual-Funded Channels
• Eltoo Channel Updates
• Lightning Anchor Outputs
• Lightning Force Closures
• Revocation and Penalty Keys

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