diff --git a/ch14_applications.adoc b/ch14_applications.adoc index f5e75cee..2a819c41 100644 --- a/ch14_applications.adoc +++ b/ch14_applications.adoc @@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ know the((("Bitcoin", "as application platform", "payment channels", secondary-s [[lightning_network]] === Routed Payment Channels (Lightning Network) -The((("Bitcoin", "as application platform", "routed payment channels (Lightning Network)", secondary-sortas="application platform", id="bitcoin-app-platform-ln")))((("application platform, Bitcoin as", "routed payment channels", id="app-platform-ln")))((("payment channels", "Lightning Network", id="payment-channel-ln")))((("Lightning Network", id="lightning")))((("routed payment channels", see="Lightning Network"))) Lightning Network is a proposed routed network of +The((("Bitcoin", "as application platform", "routed payment channels (Lightning Network)", secondary-sortas="application platform", id="bitcoin-app-platform-ln")))((("application platform, Bitcoin as", "routed payment channels (Lightning Network)", id="app-platform-ln")))((("payment channels", "Lightning Network", id="payment-channel-ln")))((("Lightning Network", id="lightning")))((("routed payment channels", see="Lightning Network"))) Lightning Network is a proposed routed network of bidirectional payment channels connected end-to-end. A network like this can allow any participant to route a payment from channel to channel without trusting any of the intermediaries. The Lightning Network was @@ -1226,7 +1226,7 @@ Network depends only on the capacity and speed of each node. Trustless Operation:: A Lightning Network uses Bitcoin transactions between nodes that operate as peers without trusting each other. Thus, a Lightning Network preserves the principles of the Bitcoin system, while -expanding its operating parameters significantly. +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. We have examined just a few of the emerging applications that can be built using the Bitcoin blockchain as a trust platform. These