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Bitcoin Wallet Electrum Now Supports Lightning, Watchtowers and Submarine Swaps

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One of the most popular Bitcoin wallets, Electrum, now supports Lightning Network payments. The latest swathe of major changes was released in version 4.0, one of its biggest upgrades since the Bitcoin wallet launched in 2011. (Note: Since the 4.0 release, some bug fixes have been added.) Lightning payments are seen

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Blockstream’s ‘Watchtowers’ Will Bring a New Justice System to the Lightning Network

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Watchtowers, a semi-trusted payment channel sheriff, will keep the peace among lightning nodes. The new feature is likely to be implemented in the coming months.Spearheaded by Blockstream’s c-Lightning team, the Watchtowers are part of Eltoo, a proposed enforcement layer for the lightning network.“A Watchtower is basically outsourcing the penalizing of

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