======== 2.3.3.3 Lightning Node ========
[[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]]((
"Blockchain Nodes: An In-Depth Guide", [[https://nodes.com/]]
)) using [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:m:multi-signature|multi-signature (multisig)]]((
"How to Use Multisig to Keep Your Coins Ultra-Safe", Kai Sedgewick, 2 March 2019, 
[[https://news.bitcoin.com/how-to-use-multisig-to-keep-your-coins-ultra-safe/]] 
)) on a [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:p:payment_channel|payment channel]]((
"Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Payment Channel Explained !!", Sudhir Khatwani, 11 March 2019,
[[https://themoneymongers.com/payment-channels/ ]]
)). 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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