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A full demo of the security features would require their own DeepDive (hint hint). If you would like to read more or see tutorials you can visit [Liquid docs website](https://docs.liquid.net/docs/blockstream-amp-api-tutorial-in-python)
## Lightning Integration
There are two separate topics to go over with Liquid and Lightning. First is *L-BTC Lightning* (that is LN as a 2nd layer to Liquid). Secondly, the more familiar, how to interact with BTC Lightning from Liquid.
The first topic is [covered well by this blog post](https://medium.com/blockstream/getting-started-with-lightning-on-the-liquid-network-8b5682752ffe), effectively you use c-lightning and configure it to use `liquid` as its chain. Then you can open channels from your Elements node and send LN invoices that hold L-BTC (and presumably other assets). While this is interesting, there is no pressing use for it at the moment since we can *already send real BTC* over LN. However, it does highlight the essential "bitcoin nature" of Liquid -- L2's that work with Bitcoin also work with Liquid.
## Using Liquid with BTC / LN
What if you have no desire to create tokens, securities, etc...can you still make use of Liquid?
Integration of Liquid with BTC-LN is a hot topic these days. There are multiple different services using this approach as a way to reduce XXX
**Yes, probably one of the best ways to do that is to use it as a *staging area* for opening Lightning channels**. (In fact, both Blockstream Green and the newly announced AQUA both do that under-the-hood[^5]).
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[^9]: [https://elementsproject.org/elements-code-tutorial/block-creation](https://elementsproject.org/elements-code-tutorial/block-creation)
[^10]: [https://elementsproject.org/elements-code-tutorial/sidechain](https://elementsproject.org/elements-code-tutorial/sidechain)
[^11]: Liquid has enabled OP_CAT, OP_CHECKSIGFROMSTACK (CSFS), OP_INSPECTCURRENTINPUT, OP_INSPECTINPUT, OP_INSPECTOUTPUT, OP_TAPTWEAK, OP_MUL64, OP_DIV64, OP_SCALARADD, and OP_SCALARMUL
[^12]: https://medium.com/blockstream/getting-started-with-lightning-on-the-liquid-network-8b5682752ffe