Lightning Network

Summary

Lightning Network is a payment system^[1]. It draws 503 Wikipedia views per month (payment_system category, ranking #4 of 37).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lightning Network's video is recorded as Lightning Network Explained.webm^[3].
• Lightning Network's instance of is recorded as payment system^[4].
• Lightning Network's instance of is recorded as communication protocol^[5].
• lightning is named after Lightning Network^[6].
• computer network is named after Lightning Network^[7].
• Lightning Network's developer is recorded as Blockstream^[8].
• Lightning Network's copyright license is recorded as Apache License^[9].
• Lightning Network's Commons category is recorded as Lightning Network^[10].
• Lightning Network's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph1217314^[11].
• Lightning Network's described at URL is recorded as https://github.com/lightning/bolts^[12].
• Lightning Network's described at URL is recorded as https://lightning.network^[13].
• Lightning Network's described by source is recorded as The Bitcoin Lightning Network: Scalable Off-Chain Instant Payments^[14].
• Lightning Network's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/tags/lightning-network^[15].
• Lightning Network's used by is recorded as Blockstream^[16].
• Lightning Network's port is recorded as {'amount': '+9735'}^[17].
• Lightning Network's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11dd_rzqmj^[18].
• Lightning Network's protocol is recorded as Bitcoin^[19].
• Lightning Network's subreddit is recorded as lightningnetwork^[20].
• Lightning Network's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted^[21].
• Lightning Network's Golden ID is recorded as Lightning_Network^[22].
• Lightning Network's GitHub topic is recorded as lightning-network^[23].

Why It Matters

Lightning Network draws 503 Wikipedia views per month (payment_system category, ranking #4 of 37).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]