From e6e30e27fc2627bd08d21ee08239bb451182b604 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Imran <60175113+ImranLorgat@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2020 09:54:52 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Glossary - Feature Bits --- glossary.asciidoc | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/glossary.asciidoc b/glossary.asciidoc index d9018dd..e99f8f7 100644 --- a/glossary.asciidoc +++ b/glossary.asciidoc @@ -182,6 +182,12 @@ ephemeral key:: This increases the security of transported messages or payments. Even if an ephemeral key leaks, only information about a single payment becomes public. +feature bits:: + A binary string that Lightning nodes use to communicate to each other which features they support. + Feature bits are included in many types of communication, such as invoices or channel announcements. + They can be decoded using BOLT #11, and will tell nodes which features the node has enabled, and whether these are backwards-compatible. + Also known as feature flags. + fees:: In the context of Bitcoin, the sender of a transaction includes a fee paid to miners for including the transaction in a block. In the context of the Lightning Network, nodes will charge routing fees for forwarding other users' payments. From a1d30a7503ffbabda52e4ceb59f3ea98101d66a2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Imran <60175113+ImranLorgat@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2020 17:14:23 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update glossary.asciidoc --- glossary.asciidoc | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/glossary.asciidoc b/glossary.asciidoc index e99f8f7..031ea0a 100644 --- a/glossary.asciidoc +++ b/glossary.asciidoc @@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ ephemeral key:: feature bits:: A binary string that Lightning nodes use to communicate to each other which features they support. Feature bits are included in many types of communication, such as invoices or channel announcements. - They can be decoded using BOLT #11, and will tell nodes which features the node has enabled, and whether these are backwards-compatible. + They can be decoded using BOLT #9, and will tell nodes which features the node has enabled, and whether these are backwards-compatible. Also known as feature flags. fees::