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		xur17 on Feb 28, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: Lightning Network Search and Analysis Eng... But a regular bitcoin node isn't transferring money. It's simply tracking the state of the network. A lightning node is creating transactions and financial agreements with other nodes in the network.

Pada on Feb 28, 2018 [–]

Bitcoin nodes propagate transactions created by users as well.

FriedPickles on Feb 28, 2018 | [–]

They relay information about transactions, but do not receive and resend value as a lightning node does.

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