Re: [bitcoin-dev] [Lightning-dev] CPFP Carve-Out for Fee-Prediction Issues in Contracting Applications (eg Lightning)

2019-01-08 Thread Matt Corallo via bitcoin-dev
I responded to a few things in-line before realizing I think we're out of sync on what this alternative proposal actually implies. In my understanding is it, it does *not* imply that you are guaranteed the ability to RBF as fees change. The previous problem is still there - your counterparty can

Re: [bitcoin-dev] [Lightning-dev] CPFP Carve-Out for Fee-Prediction Issues in Contracting Applications (eg Lightning)

2019-01-08 Thread Rusty Russell via bitcoin-dev
Matt Corallo writes: > Ultimately, defining a "near the top of the mempool" criteria is fraught > with issues. While it's probably OK for the original problem (large > batched transactions where you don't want a single counterparty to > prevent confirmation), lightning's requirements are very d