Atomic Swaps

In this episode featuring Bitcoin developer Jimmy Song, you’ll learn:

What an atomic swap is, how it affects the future of Bitcoin, and why it is usefulHow an atomic swap works, with a real-world exampleWhy trusted third parties are security holes, and how atomic swaps remove the need for themPros and cons of on-chain atomic swaps compared to off-chain swaps such as the Lightning NetworkWhat some of the cryptocurrencies that support atomic swaps are, including Decred (DCR) and Litecoin (LTC) which made headlines after recently completing an atomic swap