diff --git a/docs/liquid/liquid-part3.md b/docs/liquid/liquid-part3.md index c7a3ea1..2fef575 100644 --- a/docs/liquid/liquid-part3.md +++ b/docs/liquid/liquid-part3.md @@ -156,8 +156,13 @@ Looking at this with regard to current fees illustrates the problem pretty clear You can see that it is *much cheaper* to use L-BTC. In fact its so cheap that its fine to open 25,000 sat channels...thus keeping our hot-wallet exposure risk quite low. (The above was calculated using boltz.exchange ) +## Pegging Out -### Comparing eCash / Lightning / Liquid / BTC +# Final Discussion and Ideas + +Each part of the Bitcoin ecosystem has its strengths and weaknesses, and often they overlap in rather confusing ways. I think it would be helpful to compare the various major initiatives. This is NOT about proclaiming *one is better than the other*, as you can see they each have their own strengths: + +## Comparing eCash / Lightning / Liquid / BTC || eCash | Lightning | Liquid | BTC | |-| ------| -------- | -------- | ---- | |UTXO Model:| No UTXO. Bearer token | Your UTXO is in a multisig. | You own UTXO in sidechain | You own UTXO in mainchain | @@ -176,14 +181,8 @@ You can see that it is *much cheaper* to use L-BTC. In fact its so cheap that it |Likely Threat:| Debasement or Mint rug | Loss of funds while offline | Federation censorship | Losing keys / non-spendable UTXO for fees |Maturity: | 2023-2024 | 2018 | 2018 | 2009 - -## Pegging Out - ## Building Your Own Federation -# Final Discussion and Ideas - - [^1]: BlockStream Green, AQUA, Anser (web wallet), Specter, Marina (web wallet) [^2]: Atomic Swaps allow parties to exchange different tokens directly without the need for a 3rd party, eliminating most of the risk of fraud and counterparty default.In fact, Blockstream has a tool to simplify using it. [^3]: Please `git clone` the repo and don't rely on the pre-compiled downloads in repo (they are out of date from source)