Extension Systems • Estimated 55m

Watchtowers

lightning.watchtowers

Penalty transaction protection in offline scenarios.

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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) Operational and protocol-level treatment of penalty monitoring and outsourced watchtower services.

Direct prerequisites (2)

• Payment Channels
• Reorgs and Finality

Direct dependents (1)

• Lightning Force Closures

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