Mastering The Lightning Networka second layer blockchain protocol for instant bitcoin payments
Antonpoulos
Mastering The Lightning Network a second layer blockchain protocol for instant bitcoin payments
Antonpoulos
- 1st edition
- USA O'Reilly, Cambridge, 2021
- xxii, 434 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Reprint Dec 2021.
The Lightning Network (LN) is a rapidly growing second-layer payment protocol that works on top of Bitcoin to provide near-instantaneous transactions between two parties. With this practical guide, authors Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Olaoluwa Osuntokun, and Rene Pickhardt explain how this advancement will enable the next level of scale for Bitcoin, increasing speed and privacy while reducing fees.