From ffbf2586abd2196b486984b6ac77c70fd7555060 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Javier Vargas Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2020 12:51:48 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update 13_1_Verifying_Your_Lightning_Setup.md --- 13_1_Verifying_Your_Lightning_Setup.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/13_1_Verifying_Your_Lightning_Setup.md b/13_1_Verifying_Your_Lightning_Setup.md index 71aa385..19dae75 100644 --- a/13_1_Verifying_Your_Lightning_Setup.md +++ b/13_1_Verifying_Your_Lightning_Setup.md @@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ > :information_source: **NOTE:** This is a draft in progress, so that I can get some feedback from early reviewers. It is not yet ready for learning. +> :book: ***What is Lightning Network?*** + +Lightning Network is a decentralized network using smart contract functionality in the bitcoin blockchain to enable instant payments across a network of participants. Lightning is build like a layer-2 protocol that interacts with Bitcoin to allow users to exchange their bitcoins "off-chain". + Before you start playing with c-lightning, you should ensure that everything is setup correctly. ## Create Your Aliases