core-lightning/README.md
Rusty Russell 376e5bb584 README.md: Note Elements requirement.
Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
2015-07-03 14:03:45 +09:30

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Strawman protocol for lightning channels.
The wire protocol is documented in [lightning.proto](lightning.proto)
(a [protobuf](https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/)
definition file).
There are command line utilities to create and process various packets
in [test-cli](test-cli/HOWTO-USE.md).
It requires features not currently in bitcoin, so it runs on top of
the sidechain [Elements Alpha](https://github.com/ElementsProject/elements)
This is very much a testbed and work in progress; expect All The
Things to change, all the time.
Cheers,
Rusty.