Lightning Network: Theory and Practice
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TLDR; We'll discuss history of payment channels in Bitcoin, how to generate and pay LN invoices, and the Lightning App ecosystem.
Talk #1: Design Considerations for Bitcoin Development with Nick Capaldini
Talk #2: Lightning Network in Theory with Justin Moon
- Why Satoshi's original payment channel implementation didn't work.
- How Lightning addressed these flaws and delivered a working payment channel implementation atop Bitcoin.
- Changes required within Bitcoin to enable Lightning.
Talk #3: Lightning Network in Practice with Richard Bundi
- How to generate and pay lightning invoices.
- This talk will be hands-on workshop like Richard's last talk: https://youtu.be/sbupEpL6-J4.
Talk #4: Lightning App (LAPP) Ecosystem with Matt Jensen
- Considerations when building a LAPP.
- What's been built? What's being built now? What's possible in the future?
See you there!