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Lightning Network
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<p>The Lightning Network (LN) is a payment protocol built on the <a href="/facts/Bitcoin/UJvqfray">bitcoin</a> <a href="/facts/Blockchain/8H43GgWy">blockchain</a>. It is intended to enable fast transactions among participating nodes (independently run members of the network) and has been proposed as a solution to the <a href="/facts/Bitcoin_scalability_problem/GVfMqXWl">bitcoin scalability problem</a>. </p>