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    A Natural Complement to Lightning

    Liquid's interoperability with Lightning via trustless swaps opens new alternatives for real-time, seamless payments and transactions. Its globally distributed federation model offers a practical, cost-effective solution for scaling Bitcoin in small and medium-sized transactions.

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    Lightning on Liquid

    An initiative that develops the Lightning Network on the Liquid sidechain, leveraging the strengths of both protocols and bringing assets such as stablecoins to Lightning.

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    Point-of-Sale BTC to Fiat Payments

    Liquid's global portfolio of stablecoins, including USDT on Liquid, and easy setup and maintenance offers fast, low-cost, non-custodial bitcoin to fiat point-of-sale transactions, whether in-person or online.

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    BTCPay Server

    A self-hosted, open-source, Liquid-compatible payment processor that is free and private. Learn more about how BTCPay Server, using the synergies of Liquid and Lightning, enabled enabled bitcoin to fiat payments directly into bank accounts.

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    Liquid & Lightning Without a Node

    Businesses may want to swap and move between Liquid, Lightning, and the Bitcoin mainchain without the inconvenience of running their own node infrastructure. Boltz API or the PeerSwap protocol make this possible.

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    PeerSwap

    A self-hosted rebalancing protocol that allows users to balance their channels with peers directly using BTC and LBTC atomic swaps.

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    B2B Liquidity Transfers

    Liquid offers faster, more confidential transfers between exchanges and other cryptocurrency platforms. Businesses can leverage LBTC or other Liquid assets like USDT to quickly move funds between participating parties, reducing settlement times and seizing arbitrage opportunities. Learn more about how you can integrate Liquid into your exchange or business.

    LIGHTNING
    LIQUID
    Transaction size
    Micro to small transactions
    Small to large transactions
    On-Ramps
    Open a payment channel or swap in
    Swap BTC or Lightning for LBTC, or peg in
    Off-Ramps
    Close a payment channel or swap out
    Swap LBTC for BTC or Lightning, or peg out (peg-outs member only)
    Transaction Speed
    Instant
    Two minutes
    Privacy
    Strong--relatively private but monitoring possible
    Very strong--confidential transaction amounts and asset types
    Custody
    • Singlesig
    • Multisig
    • Hot wallets
    • Cold wallets
    • Hardware wallets
    • Singlesig
    • Multisig
    • Hot wallets
    • Cold wallets
    • Hardware wallets
    Trust Model
    P2P, trust-minimized as long as wallet remains online daily
    BTC: LBTC peg requires trust that 2/3+ of federation functionaries are honest