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Board Development & Technical Discussion
Re: Safety of the Lightning Network
by
AlphaWolf
on 28/09/2017, 15:27:14 UTC
Good day all  Grin

I want to know your thoughts on the safety of the lightning network. I would like some consolation and clear up some misunderstandings.


If I sent a lightning network transactions off-chain and it is confirmed, what is there to stop me sending the on-chain transaction to another wallet I own. When the lightning network channel is closed, then it is no longer available?


Sorry if this sounds stupid Smiley

One thing is sure: Nothing is safe online.
But to answer your question: "When you close the channel, you both sign a transaction with a final balance to each other. This removes the security of off-chain transactions."