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Andreas M. Antonopoulos 4 years ago
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@ -40,10 +40,8 @@ The term "Lightning Wallet" is somewhat ambiguous, as it can describe a broad va
* A Lightning Network node (Lightning node) that communicates on the Peer-to-Peer network, as described previously.
* A Bitcoin node that stores blockchain data and communicates with other Bitcoin nodes.
* A database "map" of nodes and channels that are announced on the Lightning network.
* A "gossip" participant that learns about nodes and channels on the network to construct the "map" of the network.
* A channel data store containing state about channels on the Lightning Network as well as signatures to settle them.
* A channel manager that can open and close Lightning Network channels.
* A path-finding system that can identify a path of connected channels from payment source to payment destination.
* A path-finding system that can find a path of connected channels from payment source to payment destination.
A Lightning wallet may contain all of these functions, acting as a "full" wallet, with no reliance on any third-party services. Or, one or more of these components may rely (partially or entirely) on third-party services that mediate those functions.

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