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<p>The Lightning Network is being developed as a means of making bitcoin payments faster, cheaper, and more private. It's still experimental and reckless to use for large amounts of money. The goal of this site is to provide an index of curated high quality educational resources and information about the Lightning Network to make it easier to educate yourself. Note that this list is open source; please <a href="https://github.com/jlopp/lopp.net/blob/master/lightning-information.html">suggest changes on Github</a>! Toggle dark mode here: <button type="button" name="dark_light" onclick="toggleDarkLight()" title="Toggle dark/light mode">🌓</button></p>
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<h2 id="getting_started">Getting Started:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrr_zPmEiME" title="ELI5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Explain it Like I'm 5</a></li>
<li><a href="https://coincenter.org/entry/what-is-the-lightning-network" title="ELI25" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Explain it Like I'm 25</a></li>
<li><a href="https://letstalkbitcoin.com/blog/post/the-lightning-network-elidhdicacs" title="Explain it Like I Don't Have a Degree in Computer Science" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Explained in layman's terms</a></li>
<li><a href="https://medium.com/@AudunGulbrands1/lightning-faq-67bd2b957d70" title="Frequently Asked Questions" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LN FAQ</a></li>
<li><a href="https://blog.usejournal.com/the-bitcoin-lightning-network-a-technical-primer-d8e073f2a82f" title="Technical Description" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LN Technical Primer</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/understanding-the-lightning-network-part-building-a-bidirectional-payment-channel-1464710791/" title="General Overview" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Understanding the Lightning Network</a></li>
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<h2 id="history">The History of Lightning:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/history-lightning-brainstorm-beta/" title="Early History" target="_blank" rel="noopener">History of Lightning</a></li>
<li><a href="https://gcomte.github.io/lightning-timeline" title="Historical Timeline of Developments" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LN Timeline</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HauP9F16mUM" title="Historical Video Presentation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">History of LN</a> (Christian Decker)</li>
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<h2 id="discussion">Discussion Forums:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://discordapp.com/invite/sm2rfS7" title="Discord Chat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Discord</a></li>
<li><a href="https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/lightning-dev" title="Protocol Development Mailing List" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Developer Mailing List</a></li>
<li><a href="https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=lightning-dev&uio=d4" title="Internet Relay Chat Channel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Developer IRC</a></li>
<li><a href="https://join.slack.com/t/lightningcommunity/shared_invite/enQtMzQ0OTQyNjE5NjU1LWRiMGNmOTZiNzU0MTVmYzc1ZGFkZTUyNzUwOGJjMjYwNWRkNWQzZWE3MTkwZjdjZGE5ZGNiNGVkMzI2MDU4ZTE" title="Lightning Developer Slack Team" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LND Dev Slack</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/" title="Bitcoin Subreddit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bitcoin Subreddit</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/lightningnetwork/" title="Lightning Subreddit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lightning Subreddit</a></li>
<li><a href="https://t.me/joinchat/EFJwOxEZmjqjTBEx2883Hw" title="Lapp Builder Telegram" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lightning Makers Telegram</a></li>
<li><a href="https://t.me/lightning_network" title="General LN Telegram" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lightning Network Telegram</a></li>
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<h2 id="statistics">Miscellaneous Statistics:</h2>
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<li><a href="https://1ml.com/statistics" title="1ml stats" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Network statistics</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bitcoinvisuals.com/lightning" title="Bitcoin Visuals stats" target="_blank" rel="noopener">More network statistics</a></li>
<li><a href="https://lightblock.me/lightning-network-stats" title="Lightblock stats" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lightblock stats</a></li>
<li><a href="https://p2sh.info/dashboard/db/lightning-network" title="Total network capacity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Network Capacity over time</a></li>
<li><a href="https://lightningpeach.com/ln-monitor" title="Lightning Peach Stats" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lightning Peach stats</a></li>
<li><a href="https://lnmetrics.opdup.com/" title="LN Metrics" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Centrality stats</a></li>
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<h2 id="explorers">Lightning Explorers:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://gist.github.com/bretton/798ec38165ffabc719d91e0f4f67552d" title="Many Lightning Explorers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Extensive List of Explorers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://1ml.com/" title="1ML" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1ML</a></li>
<li><a href="https://explorer.acinq.co" title="ACINQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ACINQ</a></li>
<li><a href="https://explore.casa/" title="Casa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Casa Explorer</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/xsb/lngraph" title="Run Your Own Explorer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Private Explorer Software</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bl.ocks.org/tyzbit/d1c83732d2767bb955125d41f5921888" title="Virtual Reality Explorer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">VR Explorer</a></li>
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<h2 id="visualizations">Visualizations:</h2>
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<li><a href="https://gist.github.com/bretton/798ec38165ffabc719d91e0f4f67552d" title="List of many visualizations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Collection of network visualizations</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bitcoinexchangerate.org/lightning" title="Network Graph" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BitcoinExchangeRate Network Graph</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.robtex.com/lnemulator.html" title="AMP Payment Visualization" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AMP Payment Simulator</a></li>
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<h2 id="technical_resources">Deep Dive Technical Resources:</h2>
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<li><a href="https://lightning.network/lightning-network-paper.pdf" title="Whitepaper" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lightning Network Whitepaper</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lightning-rfc/blob/master/00-introduction.md" title="Technical Specifications" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Technical Specifications (BOLTs)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://medium.com/@rusty_lightning/the-bitcoin-lightning-spec-part-1-8-a7720fb1b4da" title="Explanations of technical specifications" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BOLT blog posts</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/lightning-network" title="Stack Exchange Q&A" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stack Exchange</a></li>
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<h2 id="dev_tools">Developer Tools:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/darosior/c-simple" title="c-lightning mobile interface" target="_blank" rel="noopener">C-simple c-lightning mobile interface</a></li>
<li><a href="https://gitlab.com/inbitcoin/lighter" title="LN API Wrapper" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighter</a> (multi-implementation API wrapper)</li>
<li><a href="http://dev.lightning.community/" title="LND Documentation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LND Developer Documentation</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/philippgille/ln-paywall" title="API Paywall" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LN API Paywall</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/grunch/ln-rebalance" title="Channel Rebalancer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LND channel rebalancer</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/cdecker/lnet" title="Simple Test Network Setup" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lnet</a> Simplified Lightning Network Setup</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/nayutaco/lightning-dissector" title="Wireshark Plugin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lightning Dissector</a> (wireshark plugin)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/cdecker/lightning-integration" title="Integration Testing Framework" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lightning Integration Testing Framework</a></li>
<li><a href="https://lightning-rod.net/" title="Enable LN users to connect to your Bitcoin node" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lightning Rod</a> (enable other LN wallets to use your Bitcoin node)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lightningj.org/" title="Java LND Client" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Java LND client</a></li>
<li><a href="https://lndecode.com/" title="Payment Request Decoder" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Payment Request Decoder</a></li>
<li><a href="https://lightningdecoder.com/" title="Payment Request Decoder" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Payment Request Decoder 2</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/bitcoin-lightning-nodejs" title="NodeJS gRPC Library" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NodeJS LND gRPC library</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/thorie7912/lightning-php" title="c-lightning PHP client" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PHP C-Lightning client</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/ndeet/php-ln-lnd-grpc" title="LND PHP client" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PHP LND Client</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/rustyrussell/lightning-payencode" title="Python Invoice Generator" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Python Invoice Generator</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/alexbosworth/ln-service" title="LND REST Interface" target="_blank" rel="noopener">REST Interface for LND</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/niftynei/sitzprobe" title="Automated test payment sender" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sitzprobe</a> (c-lightning plugin for auto-sending test payments)</li>
<li><a href="https://webln.dev/" title="Secure Framework for Lapps" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WebLN</a> (LAPP / node secure comms)</li>
</ul>
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<h2 id="desktop_wallets">Desktop Wallets:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://lightningnetworkstores.com/wallets" title="List of Lightning Wallets" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Comprehensive Wallet List</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/marzig76/fulmo" title="Fulmo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fulmo</a> (for c-lightning)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/lightninglabs/lightning-app" title="Lightning App" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lightning App</a> (for LND)</li>
<li><a href="https://lightningjoule.com/" title="Joule" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joule Browser Extension</a></li>
<li><a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/casa-extension/lnaedehiikghclgaikolambpbpeknpef" title="Casa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Casa Browser Extension</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/LightningPeach/peach-wallet-desktop" title="Peach" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Peach</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/shesek/spark-wallet" title="Spark" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spark</a> (for c-lightning)</li>
<li><a href="https://zap.jackmallers.com/" title="Zap" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Zap</a></li>
</ul>
<br />
<h2 id="mobile_wallets">Mobile Wallets:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/breez/breezmobile" title="Breez" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Breez</a> (Android)</li>
<li><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.acinq.eclair.wallet.mainnet2" title="Eclair" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Eclair</a> (Android)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/biscottigelato/SwiftLightning" title="Swift" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Swift Lightning</a> (iOS)</li>
<li><a href="https://lightning-wallet.com/" title="Lightning Wallet" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lightning-Wallet</a> (Android)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/neogeno/shango-lightning-wallet" title="Shango" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Shango</a> (Android & iOS)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.pebble.indiesquare.me/" title="Pebble" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pebble</a> (Android & iOS)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/LN-Zap/zap-iOS" title="Zap" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Zap</a> (iOS)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/ZeusLN/zeus" title="Zeus" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Zeus</a> (Android & iOS)</li>
</ul>
<br />
<h2 id="custodial_wallets">Custodial Wallets:</h2>
<i>Note that these wallets tend to trade weaker security in return for increased convenience.</i><br />
<ul>
<li><a href="https://bitlum.io/" title="Bitlum" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bitlum</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bluewallet.io/lightning/" title="BlueWallet" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BlueWallet</a></li>
<li><a href="https://walletofsatoshi.com/" title="Wallet of Satoshi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wallet of Satoshi</a></li>
</ul>
<br />
<h2 id="implementations">Node Implementations:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning" title="c-lightning" target="_blank" rel="noopener">C-Lightning</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/ACINQ/eclair" title="Eclair" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Eclair</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/mit-dci/lit" title="lit (not BOLT-compliant)" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lit</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd" title="LND" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LND</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/nayutaco/ptarmigan" title="ptarmigan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ptarmigan</a></li>
</ul>
<br />
<h2 id="diy_nodes">DIY Nodes:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://medium.com/@meeDamian/c-lightning-node-on-rbp3-b950660fb835" title="c-lightning raspberry pi guide" target="_blank" rel="noopener">C-Lightning RPi Guide</a></li>
<li><a href="https://thebitcoin.pub/t/the-perfect-bitcoin-lightning-node-tutorial/33437" title="odroid guide" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Odroid Node Guide</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/Stadicus/guides/blob/master/raspibolt/README.md" title="raspibolt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Raspibolt guide</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/rootzoll/raspiblitz" title="Raspiblitz" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Raspiblitz guide</a></li>
<li><a href="https://medium.com/lightning-power-users/windows-macos-lightning-network-284bd5034340" title="Lightning Power Users Node Launcher" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MacOS & Windows desktop install guide</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/mably/lncli-web" title="LND Web Client" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lightweight Web Client</a> (for LND)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/janoside/lnd-admin" title="LND Web Client" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LND Admin</a> (LND web UI)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/edouardparis/lntop" title="LND Terminal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LNTop</a> (LND terminal dashboard)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/ShahanaFarooqui/RTL/blob/master/README.md" title="LND Web Client" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ride the Lightning</a> (web client for LND)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/djmelik/lndash" title="LND Web Client" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Web Dashboard</a> (for LND)</li>
</ul>
<br />
<h2 id="plug_and_play_nodes">Plug & Play Nodes:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://keys.casa/lightning-bitcoin-node/" title="Casa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Casa Node</a></li>
<li><a href="https://lightninginabox.co/product/lightning-in-a-box/" title="Lightning Box" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lightning in a Box</a></li>
<li><a href="https://lightning.farm/" title="Treuno" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lightning Farm Trueno</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nodl.it/" title="Nodl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nodl</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/lightning-power-users/node-launcher" title="Node Launcher" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Node Launcher</a></li>
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<h2>Documentaries:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3HulqfzyYE" title="The Importance of Lightning lightning-network-news" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Why Lightning Matters</a></li>
</ul>
<br />
<h2 id="video_presentations">Video Presentations:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPQwGV1aLnTurL4wU_y3jOhBi9rrpsYyi" title="Andreas Antonopolous" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Andreas' Playlist</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX7lOqf83h0&list=PLpLh23TRghT1SbxinAsNDS6L7RkAjC8ME" title="Chaincode Labs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chaincode Lightning Residency</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_szGaaPPFk" title="Deep Dive" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Deep Dive with Laolu</a></li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/3PcR4HWJnkY" title="Why Lightning?" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Importance of Layer 2</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lgYYz3y_hY" title="Lightning Network as a Graph" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LN as a Directed Graph</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4TjfaLgzj4" title="Lightning Network Misconceptions" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Misconceptions about LN</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toarjBSPFqI" title="How Onion Routing Works" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Onion Routing Explained</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASkyu0w_8Q8" title="How Submarine Swaps Work" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Submarine Swaps</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gzg_u9gHc5Q&feature=youtu.be&t=48m12s" title="How Watchtowers Work" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Unlinkable Outsourced Channel Monitoring</a></li>
</ul>
<br />
<h2 id="news">News Sites:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.bitcoinlightning.com/" title="Bitcoin Lightning" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bitcoin Lightning</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bitcoinist.com/tag/lightning-network/" title="Bitcoinist" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bitcoinist</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/tags/lightning-network/" title="Bitcoin Magazine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bitcoin Magazine</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/category/lightning-network/" title="The Block" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Block</a></li>
<li><a href="https://lnroute.com/category/lightning-network-news/" title="LNRoute" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LNRoute News</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.coindesk.com/tag/lightning-network" title="CoinDesk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CoinDesk</a></li>
<li><a href="https://cointelegraph.com/tags/lightning-network" title="CoinTelegraph" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CoinTelegraph</a></li>
</ul>
<br />
<h2 id="podcasts">Podcasts:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://lncast.com" title="LNCast" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LNCast</a></li>
<li><a href="https://noded.org/podcast/" title="Noded" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Noded</a></li>
<li><a href="https://stephanlivera.com/episodes" title="Stephan Livera" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stephan Livera</a></li>
<li><a href="https://talesfromthecrypt.libsyn.com/" title="TFTC" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tales from the Crypt</a></li>
<li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5raGruI7FqmwCKY0l2sSuR" title="Coin Pod" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Coin Pod</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/lightning-network-special" title="What Bitcoin Did" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What Bitcoin Did</a> (Lightning Network Series)</li>
</ul>
<br />
<h2 id="blogs">Blogs:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://medium.com/@ACINQ" title="ACINQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ACINQ</a></li>
<li><a href="https://medium.com/meetbitfury/tagged/lightning-network" title="Bitfury" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bitfury</a></li>
<li><a href="https://blockstream.com/categories/lightning-network/" title="Blockstream" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Blockstream</a></li>
<li><a href="https://medium.com/lightning-resources" title="Lightning Resources" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lightning Resources</a></li>
<li><a href="https://blog.lightning.engineering/" title="Lightning Labs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lightning Labs</a></li>
<li><a href="https://medium.com/@rusty_lightning" title="Rusty Russell" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rusty Russell</a></li>
</ul>
<br />
<h2 id="twitter">Twitter:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/lopp/lists/lightning-developers" title="Lightning Developers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lightning Developers on Twitter</a></li>
</ul>
<br />
<h2 id="applications">Applications:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://dev.lightning.community/lapps/index.html" title="Lapps Directory" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lightning Apps Directory</a></li>
<li><a href="https://lnroute.com/category/implementations/internet-services/" title="Earn Satoshis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apps for earning money</a></li>
<li><a href="https://lnroute.com/category/implementations/games/" title="Lightning Games" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lightning powered games</a></li>
<li><a href="https://ion.radar.tech/#lightning-apps" title="Radar Tech" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Radar Tech Apps List</a></li>
</ul>
<br />
<h2 id="tipping">Tipping:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://bitpatron.co/" title="Bitpatron" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BitPatron</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/michael1011/lightningtip" title="LightningTip" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LightningTip</a> (add tipping to web pages)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/lntipbot/wiki/index" title="LNTipBot" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LNTipBot</a> (reddit)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/ElementsProject/nanotip" title="nanotip" target="_blank" rel="noopener">nanotip</a> (for c-lightning)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/CryptoFR/ln-tip-slack" title="Slack Tipbot" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Slack Tipbot</a></li>
<li><a href="https://tippin.me/" title="tippin.me" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tippin.me</a> (twitter tips)</li>
<li><a href="https://tallyco.in/" title="Tallycoin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tallycoin</a> (crowdfunding platform)</li>
</ul>
<br />
<h2 id="merchant_adoption">Merchant Adoption:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://acceptlightning.com/" title="Merchant List" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Accept Lightning store list/map</a></li>
<li><a href="http://lightningnetworkstores.com/" title="Store List" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lightning Network Stores</a></li>
<li><a href="https://lnroute.com/category/implementations/stores/" title="Store List" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LNRoute store list</a></li>
<li><a href="https://messari.io/resource/lightning-network#heading-6" title="Merchant List" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Messari merchant list</a></li>
</ul>
<br />
<h2 id="merchant_tools">Merchant Tools:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver" title="BTCPay" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BTCPay</a> (self hosted payment processor)</li>
<li><a href="https://coingate.com/" title="CoinGate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CoinGate</a></li>
<li><a href="https://cryptochill.com/" title="CryptoChill" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CryptoChill</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/ElementsProject/filebazaar" title="FileBazaar" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FileBazaar</a> (sell digital files)</li>
<li><a href="https://globee.com/" title="GloBee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GloBee</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning-charge" title="Lightning Charge" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lightning Charge</a> (merchant solution for c-lightning)</li>
<li><a href="https://lightningcollect.com/" title="Lightning Collect" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lightning Collect</a> (payment processor)</li>
<li><a href="https://lnwallet.io/" title="LNWallet" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LNWallet</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/ElementsProject/nanopos" title="Nano PoS" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nano PoS</a> (for Lightning Charge)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.opennode.co/" title="OpenNode" target="_blank" rel="noopener">OpenNode</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/JASchilz/pystrike" title="Python Strike" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Python Strike library</a></li>
<li><a href="https://strike.acinq.co/" title="Acinq Strike" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Strike</a> (Stripe-like API)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/ElementsProject/woocommerce-gateway-lightning" title="WooCommerce" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WooCommerce gateway</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.opencart.com/index.php?route=marketplace/extension/info&extension_id=36414" title="OpenCart" target="_blank" rel="noopener">OpenCart Payment Gateway (for LND node)</a></li>
</ul>
<br />
<h2 id="trading">Trading:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://swapready.net/" title="Atomic Swaps" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Atomic Swap Readiness charts</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.btcduke.com/?lang=en" title="BTCDuke" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BTCDuke Exchange</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.coinplaza.it/" title="CoinPlaza" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CoinPlaza Exchange</a></li>
<li><a href="https://lightningconductor.net/invoice" title="Lightning Conductor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lightning Conductor</a> (swap off-chain for on-chain BTC)</li>
<li><a href="https://submarineswaps.org/" title="Submarine Swaps" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Submarine Swaps</a></li>
<li><a href="https://zigzag.bitlum.io/" title="ZigZag" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ZigZag exchange</a></li>
</ul>
<br />
<h2 id="economics">Economics:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://medium.com/@timevalueofbtc/the-time-value-of-bitcoin-3807b91f02d2" title="Time Value" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Time Value of Bitcoin</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cryptofinance.ch/en/the-lightning-network-reference-rate-bitcoins-derivative-pricing/" title="LN Reference Rate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Lightning Network Reference Rate</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.bitrefill.com/thor-lightning-network-channels/?hl=en" title="Inbound Liquidity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Thor</a> (buy inbound liquidity)</li>
<li><a href="https://singles.shock.network/" title="Inbound Liquidity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lightning Singles</a> (request inbound liquidity)</li>
<li><a href="https://lightningto.me/" title="Inbound Liquidity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LightningToMe</a> (request inbound liquidity)</li>
</ul>
<br />
<h2 id="legal">Legal:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://coincenter.org/entry/making-sense-of-lightning-network-nodes-and-money-transmission-licensing" title="Money Transmission Regulation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LN vs money transmission regulations</a></li>
</ul>
<br />
<h2 id="other_resources">Other Resource Lists:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/bcongdon/awesome-lightning-network/blob/master/readme.md" title="Awesome Lightning Resources" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Awesome Lightning Resources</a></li>
<li><a href="https://lightninghood.com/lightning-resources/" title="LightningHood Resources" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LightningHood</a></li>
<li><a href="http://lnroute.com/" title="LNRoute Resources" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LNRoute</a></li>
<li><a href="https://messari.io/resource/lightning-network" title="Messari Lightning Resources" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Messari</a></li>
<li><a href="https://ion.radar.tech/" title="Radar Guide" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Radar ION Guide</a></li>
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