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Your version of the commitment transaction that you are holding off-chain (with HTLCs)
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your_lightning_commitment_transaction_with_htlcs
# Based on a diagram posted by @pm47 https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lightning-rfc/issues/553#issuecomment-455641943
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| 2-of-2 multi-sig funding tx confirmed on-chain |
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\------| your version of the commitment transaction that you are holding off-chain |
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* * | | output with my channel balance
| | | \------------------------------------- I can spend it immediately upon you broadcasting this tx
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| | | ,-- you can spend it one day after you broadcast this tx
| | | output with your channel balance /
* * \-----------------------------------<
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| | `-- I can spend it if you broadcast this tx and I have the revocation key (punishment!)
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| | ,-- you can spend it one day after you broadcast this tx
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* * ,-- if the absolute timelock expires... ---<
| | your payment to me / (refund to you) \
| \-------------------< `-- I can spend it if you broadcast this tx and I have the revocation key (punishment!)
* (HTLC output) \
| `-- I can spend it if you broadcast this tx and I have the secret payment preimage
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* `- I can spend it if you broadcast this tx and I have the revocation key (punishment!)
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| ,-- you can spend it one day after broadcasting this tx
* /
| ,-- if you have the secret payment preimage ---<
| my payment to you / \
\----------------------< `-- I can spend it if you broadcast this tx and I have the revocation key (punishment!)
(HTLC output) \
`-- I can spend it if the absolute timelock expires (refund to me)
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`- I can spend it if you broadcast this tx and I have the revocation key (punishment!)
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