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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.
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. [https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lightning-rfc GitHub holds the BOLTs].


=Introduction=
= BOLT Articles =
[https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lightning-rfc/blob/master/00-introduction.md Source]
* [[BOLT 1: Base Protocol]]
[https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lightning-rfc GitHib has the BOLTs]
* [[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]]


[[File:Bolts.png]]
= Overview image =
Overview by Gustavoflorese
[[File:Bolts.png|800px]]
[https://veriphi.io/Visualizing-BOLTs/Gustavoflorese Overview by Veriphi.io]


{{TODO|Read more introduction on BOLTs}}
= The disappeared BOLT =
[[BOLT 6]]


=BOLT 1: Base Protocol=
[[Category:BOLT]]
[https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lightning-rfc/blob/master/01-messaging.md Find the BOLT on GitHub]
 
=BOLT 2: Peer Protocol for Channel Management=
[https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lightning-rfc/blob/master/02-peer-protocol.md Find the BOLT on GitHub]
 
=BOLT 3: Bitcoin Transaction and Script Formats=
[https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lightning-rfc/blob/master/03-transactions.md Find the BOLT on GitHub]
 
=BOLT 4: Onion Routing Protocol=
[https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lightning-rfc/blob/master/04-onion-routing.md Find the BOLT on GitHub]
 
=BOLT 5: Recommendations for On-chain Transaction Handling=
[https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lightning-rfc/blob/master/05-onchain.md Find the BOLT on GitHub]
 
=BOLT 7: P2P Node and Channel Discovery=
[https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lightning-rfc/blob/master/07-routing-gossip.md Find the BOLT on GitHub]
 
=BOLT 8: Encrypted and Authenticated Transport=
[https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lightning-rfc/blob/master/08-transport.md Find the BOLT on GitHub]
 
=BOLT 9: Assigned Feature Flags=
[https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lightning-rfc/blob/master/09-features.md Find the BOLT on GitHub]
 
=BOLT 10: DNS Bootstrap and Assisted Node Location=
[https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lightning-rfc/blob/master/10-dns-bootstrap.md Find the BOLT on GitHub]
 
=BOLT 11: Invoice Protocol for Lightning Payments=
[https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lightning-rfc/blob/master/11-payment-encoding.md Find the BOLT on GitHub]

Latest revision as of 12:05, 29 April 2019

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

Overview image

Bolts.png Overview by Veriphi.io

The disappeared BOLT

BOLT 6