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

Revision as of 13:40, 11 January 2019

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These Basis of Lightning Technology (BOLT) documents describe a layer-2 protocol for off-chain bitcoin transfer by mutual cooperation, relying on on-chain transactions for enforcement if necessary. They are like RFC's for the Lightning Network.

Introduction

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BOLT 1: Base Protocol

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BOLT 2: Peer Protocol for Channel Management

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BOLT 3: Bitcoin Transaction and Script Formats

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BOLT 4: Onion Routing Protocol

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BOLT 5: Recommendations for On-chain Transaction Handling

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BOLT 7: P2P Node and Channel Discovery

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BOLT 8: Encrypted and Authenticated Transport

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BOLT 9: Assigned Feature Flags

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BOLT 10: DNS Bootstrap and Assisted Node Location

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BOLT 11: Invoice Protocol for Lightning Payments

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