The impact of reactionary behavior in channel creation games

How actions influence transaction routing in the bitcoin lightning network

Master thesis (2023)

Authors

D.D.M. Moonen Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science

Contributors

S. Roos Data-Intensive Systems (mentor)
Lydia Y. Chen Data-Intensive Systems (graduation committee member)
Thomas Durieux Software Engineering (graduation committee member)
Faculty
Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science
Copyright: © 2023 Djoshua Moonen
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Published Date

22-08-2023

Language

English

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Faculty

Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science

Abstract

Payment channels allow parties to utilize the blockchain to send transactions for a cheaper fee. Previous work has analyzed to which degree a party can profit by facilitating the transaction process. The aim is to increase the usability of the network and to be rewarded for providing this service. However, previous work focuses on maximizing the reward of the individual player in isolation, a model that we aim to expand. That is why in this work we extend the action space to allow other parties to act and react, and observe the impact this has on the rewards of the player that would otherwise act in isolation.
Testing existing placement strategies by performing channel placement games, we can assess the difference in the reward that indicates the potential loss that competition may cause when operating in the Bitcoin Lightning Network.
Furthermore, we have developed a new strategy that is able to improve the performance in the multi-actor model.

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