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Payment Channels

lightning.payment-channels

Off-chain bilateral channels secured by on-chain contracts.

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Curated resources (4)

• BOLT Specifications (article) Canonical Lightning protocol specifications.
• Bitcoin Dev Network (article) Practical Lightning-focused developer content.
• Bitcoin Design (article) UX and product considerations for Lightning apps.
• Mastering the Lightning Network (book) Core reference for channel architecture, commitments, and base Lightning security model.

Direct prerequisites (2)

• Multisig Wallets
• Segregated Witness (SegWit)

Direct dependents (6)

• Channel Backups
• Channel Reserve and Dust Limits
• HTLCs
• Lightning Channel Splicing
• Lightning Commitment Transactions
• Watchtowers

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