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Lightning Network (wikipedia)
The Lightning Network is a "second layer" payment protocol that operates on top of a blockchain.
Lightning Network Developer site
The Lightning Network scales blockchains and enables trustless instant payments by keeping most transactions off-chain and leveraging the security of the underlying blockchain as an arbitration layer.
The Lightning Network Explained
This Video focused on the technical details of how the layer two lightning network works.
Lightning Apps Directory
This page lists wallets and Lightning apps ("lapps") built on LND, along with several compatible apps built on Eclair and c-lightning.
List of stores
Mainnet lightning network stores.
Lightning Network
Lightning Q&A from Andreas Antonopoulos.
The Bitcoin Lightning Network (PDF Document)
Scalable Off-Chain Instant Payments by Joseph Poon and Thaddeus Dryja.
More network statistics
Every 15 minutes we take a snapshot of the network and log the results below.
Elizabeth Stark of Lightning Labs
"The Importance of Layer Two" - Blockstack Summit 2017.
Atomic Swap Readiness charts
Payment Channel Network Compatibility.
Explain it Like I'm 25
What is the Lightning Network and how can it help Bitcoin scale?
Lightning Network Podcasts
Tales from the Crypt is a podcast hosted by Marty Bent about Bitcoin.
RPi Lightning node guide
Beginner ’s Guide to ??Lightning?? on a Raspberry Pi.
awesome-lightning-network
A curated list of awesome Lightning Network resources, apps, and libraries.
The History of Lightning
From Brainstorm to Beta Aaron van Wirdum.
Lightning Payments
How to Send Lightning Payments using the Terminal.
Technical Specifications (BOLTs)
These Basis of Lightning Technology (BOLT) documents describe a layer-2 protocol for off-chain bitcoin transfer by mutual cooperation, ...
Lightning Network
The Lightning Network in the Old West.
Exchange Leading Crypto
ZigZag enables 10 second asset exchanges with no user registration required, and avoids the typical high blockchain fees by leveraging the power of payment channels.
Mainnet Network Graph
Lightning Network Explorer.
Lightning Network FAQ
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