Does Client Diversity Protect the Lightning Network? Evidence from the 2026 Core Lightning Shutdown

arXiv:2610.20952 · cs.CR · Submitted 2026-10-14 · Read on arXiv

cs.CR

Submitted: 2026-10-14

Updated: 2026-10-14

Comments: 11 pages, 8 figures, 6 tables. Code and aggregate data: https://github.com/bitcoindatalabs/ln-client-diversity

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

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