Re: [Lightning-dev] Escrow Over Lightning?

2021-02-08 Thread Nadav Kohen
Hi Andrés, > Am I correct in understanding that this is a proposal to change the spec (maybe add a new BOLT) so that all lightning implementations can try to support this feature. Yes, the proposal relies on the use of PTLCs in place of HTLCs which is a popular change that will (hopefully) be bro

Re: [Lightning-dev] Pay-for-Elgamal-decryption-key and its application to Anonymous Credentials

2021-02-08 Thread Joe Miyamoto Philips
(I have replied without changing the subject line byte mistake so I will reply again. sorry for spamming) > But I see the advantage of your idea. If a malicious credential server is > able to identify you somehow at the point of payment then they might want > to selectively steal your money whil

Re: [Lightning-dev] Pay-for-Elgamal-decryption-key and its application to Anonymous Credentials

2021-02-08 Thread Joe Miyamoto Philips
(I have replied without changing the subject line so I will reply again. sorry for spamming) > But I see the advantage of your idea. If a malicious credential server is > able to identify you somehow at the point of payment then they might want > to selectively steal your money while being honest

Re: [Lightning-dev] Escrow Over Lightning?

2021-02-08 Thread Pedro Moreno-Sanchez
Hello, While reading this thread I realized that my colleagues and I have been working on a construction called “Bitcoin-compatible Virtual Channels” [1] that, at a first glance, highly resembles the use case and requirements that you put forward in this thread. In a nutshell, a Virtual Channel

Re: [Lightning-dev] Escrow Over Lightning?

2021-02-08 Thread Andrés G . Aragoneses
Hey ZmnSCPxj, Am I correct in understanding that this is a proposal to change the spec (maybe add a new BOLT) so that all lightning implementations can try to support this feature. If the above is true, then I'm wondering: could a Lightning-based escrow system be implemented that doesn't require