<metaname="author"content="Andreas M. Antonopolous, Olaoluwa Osuntokun, and Rene Pickhardt"/>
<metaname="author"content="Andreas M. Antonopolous, Olaoluwa Osuntokun, and Rene Pickhardt"/>
<metaname="date"content="2021-02-16"/>
<metaname="date"content="2021-11-22"/>
<metaname="description"content="Launched in early 2018, the Lightning Network (LN) is rapidly growing in users and capacity. This second-layer payment protocol works on top of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to provide near-instantaneous transactions between two parties. With this practical guide, authors Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Olaoluwa Osuntokun, and Rene Pickhardt explain how this advancement will enable the next level of scale for Bitcoin, increasing speed and privacy while reducing fees."/>
<metaname="description"content="The Lightning Network (LN) is a rapidly growing second-layer payment protocol that works on top of Bitcoin to provide near-instantaneous transactions between two parties. With this practical guide, authors Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Olaoluwa Osuntokun, and Rene Pickhardt explain how this advancement will enable the next level of scale for Bitcoin, increasing speed and privacy while reducing fees. Ideal for developers, systems architects, investors, and entrepreneurs."/>