BOLTs
These Basis of Lightning Technology (BOLT) documents describe a layer-2 protocol for off-chain Bitcoin or Litecoin transfer by mutual cooperation, relying on on-chain transactions for enforcement if necessary. They are like RFC's for the Lightning Network. GitHub holds the BOLTs.
BOLT Articles
- BOLT 1: Base Protocol
- BOLT 2: Peer Protocol for Channel Management
- BOLT 3: Bitcoin Transaction and Script Formats
- BOLT 4: Onion Routing Protocol
- BOLT 5: Recommendations for On-chain Transaction Handling
- BOLT 7: P2P Node and Channel Discovery
- BOLT 8: Encrypted and Authenticated Transport
- BOLT 9: Assigned Feature Flags
- BOLT 10: DNS Bootstrap and Assisted Node Location
- BOLT 11: Invoice Protocol for Lightning Payments
