Author: Rusty Russell 2019-01-08 05:11:23
Published on: 2019-01-08T05:11:23+00:00
A user named ZmnSCPxj on Lightning-dev forum has shared an interesting argument in which HTLCs (Hash Time-Locked Contracts) are compared to American Call Options. The post suggests that multi-asset Lightning Network may not work due to certain reasons. Another user, Rusty, agrees with the post and believes that multi-asset LN could fail due to long-lived spam payments that require proof of something going wrong, which won't be valid if it's from a different network. This could result in the exchange point being penalized making them vulnerable to a DoS attack.
Updated on: 2023-06-02T16:12:33.179663+00:00