Layer by Layer
Welcome! Here you’ll find deep dives into Bitcoin and Lightning Network protocols. Want to get to know me? Start with the about page.
Lightning Network Onion Routing: Sphinx Packet Construction
Diving into all things BOLT-04
Lightning Network Onion Routing: Preliminaries
This post covers the basics of choosing a path and packaging information for each hop on the path
Normal operation and closure of a pre-taproot LN channel
A deep-dive into the normal operation and closure of a pre-taproot Lightning Network channel
Taproot Channel Transactions
A deep-dive into the structure of Taproot channel transactions
Taproot and MuSig2 recap
A recap of the building blocks required for Taproot channels
Opening and announcing a pre-taproot LN channel
A deep dive into opening a pre-taproot Lightning Network channel
BIP158: Compact Block Filters Deep Dive
What even is Golomb-Rice Coding?
LN Things Part 5: HTLC Deep Dive
Day 7 of #7DaysOfBitcoin
LN Things Part 4: HTLC Overview
Day 6 of #7DaysOfBitcoin
LN Things Part 3: Revocation in more detail
Day 3 of #7DaysOfBitcoin
LN Things Part 2: Updating State
Day 2 of #7DaysOfBitcoin
LN Things Part 1: Creating a channel
Day 1 of #7DaysOfBitcoin