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bolts
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Smart Contract Security Field Guide
True although I'm not talking about Ethereum smart contracts, I'm talking about Bitcoin ones which are very limited and not Turing complete. The lightning smart contract is like 20 lines and has been live since 2018, I feel the probability of the contract getting hacked is very low(famous last words!) https://github.com/lightning/bolts/blob/master/03-transactio...
- Is there any Bitcoin layer (eg. Bitcoin = L1, Lightning = L2, etc.) on which the satoshi (SAT) is divisible?
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Does Lightning Network have its own hard forks?
LN is a protocol for sending signed txns around, keeping track of balances locally, and broadcasting channel open/close/justice txns. All the rules are outlined in the foundational BOLTs https://github.com/lightning/bolts/blob/master/00-introduction.md
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What's LNURL and BOLT12?
BOLT12 offers an attempt to achieve some of the core functionality that LNURL provides without requiring the use of a web server. An offer encodes the data necessary to reach a node to request an invoice to make a payment, either a node_id, or a blinded path (the last few hops in an onion route, pre-computed and encrypted) to that node using onion messages. It also can encode a minimum amount for a payment, the currency being paid in, an expiry time and minimum/maximum quantity numbers (for purchasing multiple items).
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Safe Lightning Transactions Without The Need for Watch Towers or Continuous Network Connectivity
In practice, I do not know if this is possible. I am quite unfamiliar with Bitcoin OpCode scripting and if the revocation tree of the channel state (which is just an unpublished Bitcoin contract) is expressive enough to allow inputting an arbitrary address to recieve the attacker's funds. I am attempting to use this documentation as a clue to whether or not, and how this might be possible: https://github.com/lightning/bolts/blob/master/03-transactions.md.
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Chainalysis: The $8.6B Startup That Helps Governments Trace Crypto
No they can't, that's the whole point of onion routing. The next hop doesn't know if the packet started with you or if you're just another node in the payment path.
Reference: https://github.com/lightning/bolts/blob/master/04-onion-rout...
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Negative fees
There is a discussion to add to the lightning BOLT specification for 'inbound fees' which essentially enables a 'rebate' for using a particular channel to route through your node.
- Lightening Network Links and Resources
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An important message to this community: We can do better!
Basis Of Lightning Technology BOLT specificiations
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Is sending BTC over the lightning network private and anonymous?
tbh i have a text file with definitions of many of these because I constantly confuse them, most of which were pulled from using search at https://github.com/lightning/bolts and similar
loop
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What are best tools for ground up bitcoin/lightning node?
I like RTL, services like loopd for channel rebalancing or if you're so inclined, the whole lightning terminal package. I love jochen's mempool explorer (source code) when estimating fees. I use blockstream's block explorer esplora (source) for my block explorer. There's so many fun tools out there I can't even come close to naming them all.
- [lightninglabs/loop] Release v0.18.0-beta - v0.18.0-beta
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Loop-out prepay lost?
From https://github.com/lightninglabs/loop/blob/master/docs/faqs.md
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Can't loop out through Bitrefill
I use RTL a lot but I have loop out problems in everything that’s why I use CLI. The command is easy https://github.com/lightninglabs/loop
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Software release: Lightning Terminal v0.5.0-alpha (LND/Loop/Pool/Faraday)
This release packages LND v0.13.0-beta, Loop v0.13.0-beta, Pool v0.5.0-alpha, and Faraday v0.2.5-alpha.
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My reply to people who tell me to “just use lightning”
No, you can also loop it out (https://github.com/lightninglabs/loop). It can use batched transactions to save on fees.
- Just used LN for the first time!
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Can I add Sats to an open channel?
You can use loop in to refill channel with onchain funds. https://github.com/lightninglabs/loop#loop-in-swaps
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How to withdraw LN sats to onchain without hurting my channels?
You would have more details on why it failed in loopd debug logs. If you have access to cli, you can try using command check github docs for command options. https://github.com/lightninglabs/loop#loop-out-swaps
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Lightning network channels are starting to become impossible to open/close/route payments due to double digit fees.
You don't have to close or open a channel to get funds in or out of the lightning network. https://github.com/lightninglabs/loop
What are some alternatives?
BOSL2 - The Belfry OpenScad Library, v2.0. An OpenSCAD library of shapes, masks, and manipulators to make working with OpenSCAD easier. BETA
boltz-backend - Boltz Backend
wiki.plebnet.org
lnd - Lightning Network Daemon ⚡️
bitcoinbook - Mastering Bitcoin 3rd Edition - Programming the Open Blockchain
raspiblitz - Get your own Bitcoin & Lightning Node running - on a RaspberryPi with a nice LCD
bitcoin-on-twitch - Bitcoin on Twitch: Accept Bitcoin donations on Twitch, and integrate them into your alerts!
lightning-terminal - Lightning Terminal: Your Home for Lightning Liquidity
lndmanage - Channel management tool for lightning network daemon (LND) operators.
RaspiBolt - Bitcoin & Lightning full node on a Raspberry Pi
awesome-lightning-network - ⚡ A curated list of awesome Lightning Network projects for developers and crypto enthusiasts
BOLTS_archive - BOLTS is a open library of technical specifications