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Re: Lightning Network over mempool using Replace By Fee
by
BitCryptex
on 19/02/2020, 17:32:25 UTC
The network will see Alice->Bob transaction earlier than Alice->Daniel transaction and reject the second one as a double-spending attempt. A node should know all replaced transactions before doing a replacement, because it is needed to prove that it is not a double-spending attempt.

I don't think so. As far as I know, you can invalidate a timelock transaction if you spend one of its inputs before the timelock. It shouldn't be considered as a double-spend attempt.

It is needed as a proof that Alice->Charlie transaction is not a double-spending attempt, because Alice->Bob transaction was transmitted earlier.

I still don't get why you would need Bob as an intermediary to prove it. The only comparison that comes to my mind is a payment processor but you still didn't mention any reward for him.