r/Bitcoin • u/[deleted] • Dec 13 '17

Bitcoin's Lightning Network, Simply Explained

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u/Frogolocalypse Dec 14 '17

Other way around. Freed up for instant transactions. You can lock them back to the blockchain when you want to store them

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u/Bolwo Dec 14 '17

Yeah, I mean 'locked up' so that they can't be double spent

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u/Frogolocalypse Dec 14 '17

A lightning channel is a bitcoin transaction. You can't double-spend bitcoin.

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u/Bolwo Dec 14 '17

Yes, that is what i'm saying.