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Re:Did Bitcoin just prove it can't scale? by Beejeepa on Saturday December 09, 2017 @02:16PM (#15887492)
It's not only vaporware, it's uneconomical. That demo doesn't withdraw Bitcoin - it locks it up. Two transactions for every channel. Lightning Network is just another bank, a third party with fees.
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Re:Did Bitcoin just prove it can't scale? by etr-strike on Saturday December 09, 2017 @03:17PM (#15887852)
Strange definition of vaporware you have, considering I just showed you lightning network operating across three different implementations of the protocol on the main bitcoin network.
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Re:Did Bitcoin just prove it can't scale? by gruez on Saturday December 09, 2017 @02:46PM (#15887676)
>Lightning Network is just another bank, a third party with fees.

source? afaik it's open source and it charges no fees.

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