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 ======== 2.3.3.3 Lightning Node ======== ======== 2.3.3.3 Lightning Node ========
-[[dido:​public:​ra:​1.2_views:​3_taxonomic:​3_node_tax| return to Node Taxonomy ]]+[[dido:​public:​ra:​1.2_views:​3_taxonomic:​3_node_tax:start| return to Node Taxonomy ]]
  
 A **lightning node** is a participant in a [[dido:​public:​ra:​xapend:​xapend.a_glossary:​l:​lightning_network|lightning network]](( A **lightning node** is a participant in a [[dido:​public:​ra:​xapend:​xapend.a_glossary:​l:​lightning_network|lightning network]]((
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 "​Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Payment Channel Explained !!", Sudhir Khatwani, 11 March 2019, "​Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Payment Channel Explained !!", Sudhir Khatwani, 11 March 2019,
 [[https://​themoneymongers.com/​payment-channels/​ ]] [[https://​themoneymongers.com/​payment-channels/​ ]]
-)). Lightning nodes create a small community (2 to n) of blockchain nodes. The community can trade without having to use the expensive ledger transaction and has been proposed as a way to provide scalability to Bitcoin. +)). Lightning nodes create a small community (2 to n) of [[dido:​public:​ra:​xapend:​xapend.a_glossary:​b:​blockchain|blockchain]] nodes. The community can trade without having to use the expensive ​[[dido:​public:​ra:​xapend:​xapend.a_glossary:​l:​ledger|ledger]] transaction and has been proposed as a way to provide ​[[dido:​public:​ra:​xapend:​xapend.a_glossary:​s:​scalable|scalability]] to [[dido:​public:​ra:​xapend:​xapend.a_glossary:​b:​bitcoin|Bitcoin]].
  
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