Learning-Bitcoin-from-the-C.../19_4_Lightning_Network_Implementations.md
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### Lightning Network implementations
In this brief review we list the most widely used implementations in the lightning network Today, although there are more. Basis of Lightning Technology (BOLT) documents describe a layer-2 protocol for off-chain bitcoin transfers. The specifications are currently a work-in-progress and currently being drafted.
| Name | Description | BitcoinStandup | Language | Repository |
| ------------- | ------------- | :---: | ------------- | ------------- |
| C-lighting | Blockstream | X | C | [Download](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning) |
| LND | Lightning Labs | X | Go | [Download](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd) |
| Eclair | ACINQ | - | Scala | [Download](https://github.com/ACINQ/eclair) |