📅 Original date posted:2015-06-23
📝 Original message:
Benjamin <benjamin.l.cordes at gmail.com> writes:
> Hello,
>
> I find the paper very interesting. There is quite a few things I don't
> understand. In the the paper there are the terms "channel
> counterparty" and "clearinghouse".
Hi! Note the list move...
I described it a while ago in my blog series, culminating here:
http://rusty.ozlabs.org/?p=477
> What is exactly the risk to this counterparty and why would it be
> trustless to route through that party?
They can delay the payment until it times out, or force you to flush to
the blockchain (and wait for the timeout).
> How would users of the network find and select those intermediaries?
That's an open question, and one I'm about to start a conversation on
with CJP (author of Amiko pay) on the new list.
Thanks!
Rusty.
Rusty Russell [ARCHIVE] /
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2023-06-09 12:43:27
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