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Lightning Force Closures

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Unilateral channel close path, penalty windows, and watchtower-dependent safety assumptions.

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Curated resources (3)

• BOLT 05: On-chain Handling of Channel Closures (article) Canonical close-state handling rules.
• Bitcoin Optech: Watchtowers (article) Operational risks and monitoring strategies.
• Bitcoin Design: Liquidity (article) Channel availability and closure impact in user-facing products.

Direct prerequisites (2)

• Lightning Commitment Transactions
• Watchtowers

Direct dependents (0)

• None

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