Re: Is it really fair to claim that a LN-Tx is the same as a normal bitcoin Tx?

Quote from: pennywise on March 19, 2017, 06:06:41 PM

I have a question.

There is a lot of confusion about some people implying that the Lightning network wil make the Bitcoin system somehow more centralized.

Based on what I read, I see no proof of this. Actually the way I currently see it, the benefits of LN far outweigh its bad attributes.

Can someone with good technical knowledge expand on centralizatio/decentralization of LN? Thanks.

I may be wrong, but I believe that Lightning would only serve as a decentralizing force in the bitcoin ecosystem.. Since there are no trusted middlemen in Lightning and since Lightning would bring back an incentive to run a full-node.

Anyway..did you see the rest of my Lightning FAQ?
https://medium.com/@AudunGulbrands1/lightning-faq-67bd2b957d70#.6tzmwqnbd

I will encourage you to post your question as a new topic in this forum!
Its a great question and I would love to read the responses on it!

Please give me a link if you decide to do so.