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Is there any Bitcoin layer (eg. Bitcoin = L1, Lightning = L2, etc.) on which the satoshi (SAT) is divisible?
I would be surprised if the SAT were divisible on L1... is it?
I would be surprised if the SAT were not divisible on L2...is it?
If the SAT is divisible anywhere, then to what decimal place?
Is the ...
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What makes millisatoshi real?
In the Lightning Network, it's possible to pay in units a thousandth of a satoshi, a millisatoshi.
But you can't redeem them directly on the main chain when closing a channel, it will be subject to a ...
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What is a millisatoshi? I thought satoshi is the smallest unit?
I encountered 'millisatoshi' (msat) while browsing Lightning Network..., see screenshoot below:
And subsequently I found it mentioned here:
https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/blob/master/...
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