Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8CF7E86 for ; Mon, 10 Aug 2015 08:27:53 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from manxnetsf05.manx.net (outbound.manx.net [213.137.31.12]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B190610D for ; Mon, 10 Aug 2015 08:27:52 +0000 (UTC) Received: from adsl92.39.203.140.manx.net (EHLO coldstorage.localnet) ([92.39.203.140]) by manxnetsf05.manx.net (MOS 4.4.5a-GA FastPath queued) with ESMTP id EGC07398; Mon, 10 Aug 2015 09:27:50 +0100 (BST) From: Thomas Zander To: Bitcoin Dev Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2015 10:27:49 +0200 Message-ID: <4010040.Hquya5FF38@coldstorage> User-Agent: KMail/4.14.1 (Linux/3.16.0-4-amd64; KDE/4.14.2; x86_64; ; ) In-Reply-To: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Mirapoint-Received-SPF: 92.39.203.140 coldstorage.localnet thomas@thomaszander.se 5 none X-Junkmail-Status: score=10/50, host=manxnetsf05.manx.net X-Junkmail-Signature-Raw: score=unknown, refid=str=0001.0A0B0203.55C86086.0112, ss=1, re=0.000, recu=0.000, reip=0.000, cl=1, cld=1, fgs=0, ip=0.0.0.0, so=2014-07-29 09:23:55, dmn=2013-03-21 17:37:32, mode=multiengine X-Junkmail-IWF: false X-Mirapoint-Virus-RAPID-Raw: score=unknown(0), refid=str=0001.0A0B0203.55C86086.0112, ss=1, re=0.000, recu=0.000, reip=0.000, cl=1, cld=1, fgs=0, ip=0.0.0.0, so=2014-07-29 09:23:55, dmn=2013-03-21 17:37:32 X-Mirapoint-Loop-Id: e19130f03700fcf20ca2c09712716a88 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on smtp1.linux-foundation.org Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] What Lightning Is X-BeenThere: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: Bitcoin Development Discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2015 08:27:53 -0000 On Sunday 9. August 2015 23.51.50 Btc Drak via bitcoin-dev wrote: > I thought it's worth mentioning there is a specific Lightning Network > development mailing list at > http://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/lightning-dev and already > some pretty interesting explanations in the archives. While that is interesting, and I'll surely check it out, I think this list should get a good idea of what the limitations are. Where does it NOT make sense to use LN, where would it be better to put the transaction directly on the blockchain? This is what I'd like to know. Gavins usecase is useful, I'm also wondering about remittances and allowing international payments and global economy (company in Nairobi buys stock from company in Spain). -- Thomas Zander