{"id":1995,"date":"2017-12-11T02:28:12","date_gmt":"2017-12-11T02:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/?p=1995"},"modified":"2017-12-14T18:13:01","modified_gmt":"2017-12-14T18:13:01","slug":"bitcoin-lightning-network-tested-successfully","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/bitcoin-lightning-network-tested-successfully\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Lightning Network tested successfully"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/bitcoin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2009\" \/>One of the greatest disadvantages of Bitcoin transaction is the time required to confirm a transaction. To resolve the issue of scalability, a white paper titled \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/lightning.network\/lightning-network-paper.pdf\">The Bitcoin Lightning Network: Scalable Off-Chain Instant Payments<\/a>\u201d, was published way back in January 2016. The technology has been under constant improvisation by three independent development teams \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/acinq.co\/\">ACINQ<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blockstream.com\/\">Blockstream<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lightning.engineering\/\">Lightning Labs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During the weekend, Lightning Developers, a <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/\">medium.com<\/a> publisher representing the three teams, announced that the <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/lightningnetwork\/lightning-rfc\">Lightning Protocol 1.0<\/a> is operational and the first multi-client Lightning transaction was successfully completed on the Bitcoin network. The dream of making Bitcoin network a viable payment system, which can be used in day-to-day life, is now closer to reality.<\/p>\n<p>As mentioned in the previous paragraph, a white paper on solving Bitcoin\u2019s scaling problems was published by Joseph Poon and Thaddeus Dryja on January 16, 2016. Rather than upgrading Bitcoin network\u2019s underlying applications, which would be a tedious process, the white paper proposed a Lightning Network (LN), which could resolve the issue of scalability. In layman terms, the white paper called for adding an excess layer to the network, where trades can be completed quickly and without compromising on security.<\/p>\n<p>The LN transactions are similar to the usual Bitcoin transaction, but are deferred off-chain ( and not added to the block chain instantaneously).\u00a0To secure the off-chain transactions, there was a need to patch the transactions on the block chain network. That was completed by activating the Segregated Witness patch on August 24, 2017.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lightning Labs<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative; height: 0; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; left: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a73Gz3Tvx3k?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0?ecver=2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Soon after the completion of Segregated Witness patch, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitcoinmarketinsider.com\/all-you-need-to-know-about-bitcoin-lightning-network\/\">testing of the Lightning Network technology<\/a> began. Last week, the three teams announced that their systems have successfully completed transactions on the main Bitcoin network.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the interoperability of the systems was proven. That means the three systems will work together on one network, and transmit and receive payments to each other without any issue. The <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/lightning-network-passes-bitcoin-mainnet-testing-one-more-step-towards-completion\/\">testing of the LN technology is still in the alpha stage<\/a> and it may take some time before the public and business can start using it in real life applications.<\/p>\n<p>Once the technology goes live, almost infinite off-chain micro-transactions can be performed at lightning speed. That will open up enormous opportunities, while maintaining privacy and security of user data.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the greatest disadvantages of Bitcoin transaction is the time required to confirm a transaction. To resolve the issue of scalability, a white paper titled \u201cThe Bitcoin Lightning Network: Scalable Off-Chain Instant Payments\u201d, was published way back in January 2016. 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