# Lightning Network & CP?

**URL:** <https://forums.counterparty.io/t/lightning-network-cp/1461>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [August 30, 2015, 11:01am UTC](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/lightning-network-cp/1461 "2015-08-30T11:01:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Scotcoin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/forums.counterparty.io/scotcoin/32/339_2.png) [@Scotcoin](https://forums.counterparty.io/u/Scotcoin)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2015, 11:01am UTC](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/lightning-network-cp/1461/1 "2015-08-30T11:01:48Z")

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Hi all,

Any initial thoughts on the Lightning network and integrating CP assets for immediate confirmations etc…?

I know its very early but interested to hear from the community…

Thanks

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**Author:** ![FoldingCoin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/forums.counterparty.io/foldingcoin/32/218_2.png) [@FoldingCoin](https://forums.counterparty.io/u/FoldingCoin)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2015, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/lightning-network-cp/1461/2 "2015-08-30T13:19:08Z")

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Please refer to this thread as it is discussed in detail:

> [@Payment channels with Counterparty possible?](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/payment-channels-with-counterparty-possible/1416):
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> With all of the debate around the block size, I have been looking at alternatives to how Bitcoin will scale without simply increasing that limit. What constantly comes up is the Lightning Network which generalizes payment channels into a form that can be operated over a network of hubs. So naturally I’m wondering how and if Counterparty transactions can be carried out over a payment channel to start and eventually over a Lightning-type network. For a Bitcoin payment channel, some funds are comm…

@something , can you close this thread, thanks!

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**Author:** ![Scotcoin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/forums.counterparty.io/scotcoin/32/339_2.png) [@Scotcoin](https://forums.counterparty.io/u/Scotcoin)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2015, 1:33pm UTC](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/lightning-network-cp/1461/3 "2015-08-30T13:33:27Z")

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thanks Robert… yes please close this…

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**Author:** ![something](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/forums.counterparty.io/something/32/240_2.png) [@something](https://forums.counterparty.io/u/something)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2015, 1:45pm UTC](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/lightning-network-cp/1461/4 "2015-08-30T13:45:35Z")

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Closed on August 30, 2015, 1:45pm UTC