Abdulhakeem Abdulazeez·2d agoPTLCsA core function of Lightning is the ability to send bitcoins across channels offchain and HTLCs (Hashed and Time Lock Contracts) are what…
Jemimah Nagasha·Oct 24Using Polar’s MCP to Build a Lightning Testing Environment with AIA while back, I wrote about setting up a Lightning sandbox with Polar on Linux.
InCoinmonksbyMuhammad Azhar·Oct 14BDK’s Electrum txid check took 171 days to ship, and 5 of the 9 crates using it can’t get itThe fix is one comparison. Only bdk_electrum 0.24.1 has it, there’s no fixed 0.23, and LDK Node shipped on 0.23 eight hours later
InHYDRANETbyHYDRANET·Oct 12Hydranet Monthly Recap #50 — September 2026September was a month we have been working toward for a very long time. Hydranet is now live on mainnet.
InCoinmonksbyMuhammad Azhar·Oct 10Core Lightning’s readonly rune could read bitcoind’s RPC password until 26.06.9The code to hide config secrets from read-only callers landed in 2024 and was used for one option. Four more waited 25 months
Muhammad Azhar·Oct 9Electrum’s channel backups were missing one key for 422 days. 200,228 sats can’t be movedBackups from BIP39 and imported-xprv wallets could ask for a force close they couldn’t sweep. I read the fix and the stuck output
Muhammad Azhar·Oct 5lnd’s master branch says 0.20.5 stopped opening legacy channels. The 0.20.5 release still doesAn empty channel_type in open_channel still gets you a legacy channel on the 0.20 line. Only 0.21.4 has the fix, and its backport was…
Kamal Aliyu·Oct 3Why Lightning Can Work Without Trusted IntermediariesHow payment channels, revocation, HTLCs, and routing allow Bitcoin payments to move through intermediaries without giving them custody.
nice_citizen·Sep 23Lightning Swaps After Boltz and Atomiq: Where to Move Bitcoin In and Out of Lightning in 2026TL;DR. Boltz and Atomiq went offline in August, taking most non-custodial Lightning swaps with them. Here is what still works.
Abdulhakeem Abdulazeez·Sep 19Timelocks In the Lightning NetworkThe core operational model of the lightning protocol is double spending by spending unconfirmed transactions in a channel and having only…
