The CLoTH Simulator for HTLC Payment Networks with Introductory Lightning Network Performance Results

The Lightning Network (LN) is one of the most promising off-chain scaling solutions for Bitcoin, as it enables off-chain payments which are not subject to the well-known blockchain scalability limit. In this work, we introduce CLoTH, a simulator for HTLC payment networks (of which LN is the best wor...

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Main Authors: Marco Conoscenti, Antonio Vetrò, Juan Carlos De Martin, Federico Spini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Series:Information
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2078-2489/9/9/223