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What are you talking about? The protocol is standardized, there are 3 implementations in testing, they're sending multi-hop transactions across all 3 different

What are you talking about? The protocol is standardized, there are 3 implementations in testing, they're sending multi-hop transactions across all 3 different implementations on the Bitcoin mainnest, there's at least one client plus an explorer. https://news.bitcoin.com/lightning-networks-new-infrastructure-and-interoperability/ https://news.bitcoin.com/lightning-networks-new-infrastructu... It's clearly on track for a 2018 release.

ramphastidae 9y ago
"On track for a 2018 release" is not a timeline, IMO. Elizabeth Stark said we were <6 months away in Dec 2015. https://twitter.com/starkness/status/676599570898419712 https://twitter.com/starkness/status/676599570898419712 And for the downvoters: I am no shill. I've been holding BTC long-term. I am just a realist with a good understanding of the reliability of software engineers' estimates, esp. in this case.
- SkyMarshal 9y ago
  You can ignore what people say and just look at the evidence, which in this case is pretty clear. Segwit made LN a lot easier, the software is here and working, the fact that they can send a) multihop tx's b) across multiple different clients is a substantial signal about the project's progress. And yeah, don't expect anyone to commit to a more concrete timeline than "in 2018 sometime" when folks like you hold them to it.