Lightning Network May Have A Channel Jamming Problem
Developers are working out ways to brainstorm potential problems and test their solutions for certain shortcomings of the Lightning Network.The below is a direct excerpt of Marty's Bent Issue #1253: “Channel jamming research you should read.” Sign up for the newsletter here. Channel jamming makes forwarding payments near impossible from Antoine Riard and Gleb Naumenko Here's a great website from Antoine Riard and Gleb Naumenko that breaks down the channel jamming problem on the Lightning Network. I highly recommend you freaks check it out if you want to get a better understanding of one....
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The Lightning Network is one of the most bullish developments that the Bitcoin ecosystem has seen so far. And all the available metrics point up, a healthy and vibrant network is brewing. However, investor Kevin Rooke took a deeper look and found out that the Lightning Network is probably even bigger than previously thought. “Inaccurate comparisons and privacy preserving features make it hard to truly understand how big the Lightning Network is.” Related Reading | Bitcoin Lightning Network Reaches Record Capacity What does Rooke mean by that? Let’s find out. The Lightning Network By....