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How atomic multipath could take the risk out of large bitcoin payments


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Software engineer Tobi Ojuolape has published a method for making very large payments using Bitcoin’s Lightning Network that recommends Lightning nodes upgrade to support atomic multipath payments (AMPs). 


Ojuolape’s proposal is unexpected because the Lightning Network primarily handles small payments. Historically, research into large, Lightning payments has been neglected.


Listen to this article to find out what makes Bitcoin atomicity work and the benefits it can bring to the Bitcoin lightning network.


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