Research Library

Explore the core ideas, privacy risks, and protocol techniques covered by Lightning Privacy Research. Start with the introduction or go directly to a topic.

• Lightning Privacy Introduction

  A practical framework for thinking about anonymity sets, privacy trade-offs, and how the research chapters fit together.

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• Routing Analysis

  How payment routes can expose senders and receivers, with research into PTLCs, timing delays, and multi-path payments.

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• Channel Coinjoins

  Ways to reduce the on-chain links created by opening and closing Lightning channels, including coinjoins and splicing.

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• Blinded Paths + Trampoline Routing

  Techniques for improving receiver privacy by hiding route details and limiting what senders and intermediate nodes learn.

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• Bitcoin Lightning Privacy: What Your Wallet and Node Actually Reveal

  New: a practical look at how invoices, node gossip, and everyday wallet habits can quietly expose users, and how to build a privacy routine that holds up.

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