Dr Christian Decker of Blockstream, one of the world’s leading experts on Bitcoin and the Lightning Network, joins Stephan to talk in-depth about Bitcoin Lightning Channel Factories and Multi Party Channels. We talk about:

• Why Channel Factories might be desirable in the future
• Basic Overview
• Technical breakdown
• Risks
• Interaction with other Bitcoin/Lightning technology
• Technical Requirements
• Future Outlook on Lightning Network

Christian Decker Links:

• Christian Decker Twitter: https://twitter.com/snyke 
• Christian Decker Github: https://github.com/cdecker 
• Blockstream: https://blockstream.com/ 
• Scalable Funding of Bitcoin Micropamyne Channel Networks Paper: https://www.tik.ee.ethz.ch/file/a20a865ce40d40c8f942cf206a7cba96/Scalable_Funding_Of_Blockchain_Micropayment_Networks%20(1).pdf 

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