Bitcoin Q&A: Eltoo, and the early days of Lightning

What is eltoo? What are the trade-offs and barriers to its implementation? What is the origin of the Lightning Network? What are Poon and Dryja payment channels? Could intermediate nodes be allowed to decide the route? How did the Lightning Network get ahead of schedule? What is coming next? What can non-technical users engage with it now?

The eltoo paper: https://blockstream.com/eltoo.pdf

These questions are from the June monthly Patreon session, which took place on June 24th 2018 respectively. If you want early-access to talks and a chance to participate in the monthly live Q&As with Andreas, become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/aantonop

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