Anonymous Multi-Hop Locks for Blockchain Scalability and Interoperability
Created on 2022-05-24T12:36:28-05:00
Internal ledger: bookkeeping which happens off the chain.
Payment Channel: when parties stake funds in an escrow, then operate on an internal ledger for a period of time, before withdrawing their funds by agreeing to send the escrows funds back to themselves in whatever ratio the final ledger tally calls for.
Payment Channel Network: ways to coordinate payment channels within payment channels; or, "Bitcoin pretending to be Ripple."