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376 sats \ 3 replies \ @nerd2ninja 2 Oct 2023 \ on: Lightning Channel Hard Fork Scenario bitcoin
So your commitment transaction is going to be on both networks. You could probably submit an "old state" on the fork no one cares about and get away with it (your channel partner probably isn't going to submit a justice transaction on a network they don't care about)
So LN nodes have an incentive to operate nodes on the fork chain? At least temporarily. They'll need to deploy a node there unless they they want to risk losing access to those forked coins via an undetected fraudulent channel close.
And like you say, there may be loot available by stealing your peer's fork-coin sats.
Historically, the move has been to sell the forked coins ASAP. But once a node operator is setup on the forked chain, they may decide to let it ride and see what happens.
Could watchtowers or SCBs offer a way to close forked channels gracefully and/or protect one's forkcoins from theft without having to run a full-blown node on the fork-chain?
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I guess...if you really care that much about yet another shitcoin
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People who sold their BCH early have more sats because of the fork. They didn't have to care about it at all. Just do the minimal amount to sell it to someone who cares more than they do.
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