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LIGHTNING NETWORK [1 record]

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Record 1 2019-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

A second layer technology for bitcoin that uses micropayment channels to scale its blockchain's capability to conduct transactions.

OBS

[The] Lightning [Network] is a decentralized network using smart contract functionality in the blockchain to enable instant payments across a network of participants.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
  • Internet et télématique
DEF

[Technologie] de «seconde couche», conçue pour augmenter considérablement la vitesse de traitement des transactions sur un réseau [chaîne de blocs].

Spanish

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