Bitcoin Q&A: Lightning Network without SegWit?

Is it possible to use the Lightning Network without Segregated Witness (SegWit)? It can work, but some useful features for privacy and security wouldn’t work.

Note: This video was recorded prior to SegWit activation in August.

This is part of a talk which took place at the ‘Bitcoins in Bali’ meetup on June 27th 2017 at the Hubud co-working space in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia: https://antonopoulos.com/event/bitcoins-in-bali-meetup/

Watch the full talk here: https://youtu.be/AecPrwqjbGw

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Bitcoin Q&A: Lightning Network without SegWit?

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