Christian Decker on the Tech Coming to Lightning

Interview location: Skype
Interview date: Wednesday 15th April, 2019
Company: Blockstream
Role: Core Tech Engineer

While the Lightning Network is a way to scale Bitcoin while maintaining the security of the base chain, it is early and is presenting challenges to the key developers working on it. As users get to grips with channels, liquidity and the nuances of use cases, developers are responding by working on innovations to improve the experience.

In this interview, I talk again with Christian Decker from Blockstream. This time we dig into the detail of some of the upcoming technology for the protocol, including:
- Splicing
- Neutrino
- Eltoo
- Watchtowers
- Channel factories
- Submarine Swaps
- Onion construction
- Trampoline payments

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Helpful Links:

Connect with Christian:
- On Twitter @Snyke
- On LinkedIn
- On Github
- His Website
- At Blockstream

Mentioned in the interview:
- Whitespaper:
- Christan Decker - Duplex Micro Channels
- Justin Poon & Thaddeus Dryja - The Bitcoin Lightning Network

Implementations:
- C-Lightning (Blockstream)
- LND (Lightning Labs)
- Eclair (ACINQ)
- Satoshi reference to payment channels
- Christian PHD on scalability
- Byzantine agreement

Tech:
- Splicing
- Onion routing
- Spontaneous payments

Other relevant WBD podcasts:
- WBD101: Hodl Hodl Lightning Announcement with Roman Snitko and Max Keidun
- WBD100: Tadge Dryja on the Limitations of the Lightning Network
- WBD099: Dan Robinson on Why HTLCs are Harmful
- WBD098: Peter Rizun's Lightning Critique: FUD or Fair?
- WBD097: Peter Van Valkenburg on Lightning & The Law
- WBD095: Sergej Kotliar From Bitrefill on Using Lightning in Retail
- WBD094: Nic Carter & Pierre Rochard on the Economics of The Lightning Network
- WBD093: Jack Mallers on Lightning Design and UX
- WBD092: Christian Decker - An Introduction to The Lightning Network
- WBD074: Matt Corallo on How Bitcoin Works
- WBD068: Peter Todd on the Essence of Bitcoin
- WBD018: Bitcoin Scaling and Lightning Network with Jameson Lopp

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