Scalability is a critical challenge for blockchain-based cryptocurrencies. Payment channel networks (PCNs) have emerged as a promising solution for this challenge. However …
The Lightning Network (LN), a second-layer protocol built atop Bitcoin, promises swift, low- cost transactions, thereby addressing blockchain scalability and enhancing user privacy. As …
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Payment Channel Networks (PCNs) have been proposed as a second-layer solution to the scalability issue of blockchain-based cryptocurrencies, most developed systems still lack …
Blockchain technology has attracted a lot of attention as the basis of the decentralized digital currency Bitcoin. Its key advantage is that it enables multiple parties to reach consensus …
This thesis analyzes the impact of a multi-actor model on the rewards a party is able to obtain by operating in the Bitcoin lightning network. This project was performed at the …