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==== Lightning Network Benefits
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A Lightning Network is a
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A((("payment channels", "Lightning Network", "benefits of", id="payment-channel-ln-benefits")))((("Lightning Network", "benefits of", id="lightning-benefits"))) Lightning Network is a
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second-layer routing technology. It can be applied to any blockchain
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that supports some basic capabilities, such as multisignature
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transactions, timelocks, and basic smart contracts.
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Trustless Operation:: A Lightning Network uses Bitcoin transactions
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between nodes that operate as peers without trusting each other. Thus, a
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Lightning Network preserves the principles of the Bitcoin system, while
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expanding its operating parameters ((("Bitcoin", "as application platform", "routed payment channels (Lightning Network)", secondary-sortas="application platform", startref="bitcoin-app-platform-ln")))((("application platform, Bitcoin as", "routed payment channels (Lightning Network)", startref="app-platform-ln")))((("payment channels", "Lightning Network", startref="payment-channel-ln")))((("Lightning Network", startref="lightning")))significantly.
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expanding its operating parameters ((("Bitcoin", "as application platform", "routed payment channels (Lightning Network)", secondary-sortas="application platform", startref="bitcoin-app-platform-ln")))((("application platform, Bitcoin as", "routed payment channels (Lightning Network)", startref="app-platform-ln")))((("payment channels", "Lightning Network", startref="payment-channel-ln")))((("Lightning Network", startref="lightning")))((("payment channels", "Lightning Network", "benefits of", startref="payment-channel-ln-benefits")))((("Lightning Network", "benefits of", startref="lightning-benefits")))significantly.
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We have examined just a few of the emerging applications that can be
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built using the Bitcoin blockchain as a trust platform. These
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