Issues

• Receiver TLV rules have no carve-out for high-range even records, and the even-type sender rule cannot be implemented consistently

  lightning/bolts#1363 · Filter by author Nuhiat-Arefin opened on Oct 5, 2026

• BOLT-02: the initial-commitment reserve check applies one reserve to both outputs, which is both stricter and looser than 'the channel is usable'

  lightning/bolts#1360 · Filter by author Roasbeef opened on Sep 17, 2026

• bolt11 encoding examples out-of-date

  lightning/bolts#1358 · Filter by author accumulator opened on Sep 11, 2026
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• Lightning Specification Meeting 2026/09/21

  lightning/bolts#1354 · Filter by author t-bast opened on Aug 27, 2026
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• BOLT #5 requires monitoring until 100 blocks, but implementations use 3–8. Should close finality have a specified depth?

  lightning/bolts#1351 · Filter by author agentatwork opened on Aug 14, 2026

• Incorrect HTLC deductions in Appendix C/F test vectors

  lightning/bolts#1335 · Filter by author NishantBansal2003 opened on May 8, 2026
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• Remove channel_update from Bolt 4 error messages

  lightning/bolts#1334 · Filter by author t-bast opened on Apr 27, 2026
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• BOLT 1: Clarify optionality of message format extension

  lightning/bolts#1302 · Filter by author tnull opened on Nov 26, 2025
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• Additional auxillary data for HTLCs

  lightning/bolts#1297 · Filter by author TheBlueMatt opened on Nov 11, 2025
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• Should nodes store signatures sent during interactive transaction sessions ?

  lightning/bolts#1268 · Filter by author sstone opened on Jun 11, 2025
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• Clarify handling of null bytes (U+0000) in UTF-8 text fields across BOLT specifications

  lightning/bolts#1260 · Filter by author erickcestari opened on May 23, 2025
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• Does option_simple_close depend on CPFP carve out ?

  lightning/bolts#1253 · Filter by author tankyleo opened on Apr 29, 2025
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• Does blinded_payinfo refer to the recipient or the intro node

  lightning/bolts#1249 · Filter by author TheBlueMatt opened on Apr 10, 2025
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• Project Updates: Hybrid Channel Jamming Mitigation

  lightning/bolts#1218 · Filter by author carlaKC opened on Jan 10, 2025
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• [feature-req] allow batch closing of multiple channels in one tx

  lightning/bolts#1132 · Filter by author xmrk-btc opened on Jan 29, 2024
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• Error in cltv_expiry_delta setting?

  lightning/bolts#1045 · Filter by author JohnLaw2 opened on Nov 26, 2022
  

• Nodes shouldn't publish their commitment when receiving outdated channel_reestablish

  lightning/bolts#934 · Filter by author t-bast opened on Nov 8, 2021
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• option_dusty_htlcs_uncounted (Feature 32/33)

  lightning/bolts#873 · Filter by author Crypt-iQ opened on May 18, 2021
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• Funder's balance can dip back below channel reserve due to race

  lightning/bolts#761 · Filter by author SomberNight opened on Mar 30, 2020
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• clarification: when does max_accepted_htlcs apply?

  lightning/bolts#745 · Filter by author Crypt-iQ opened on Feb 17, 2020
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• Unable to change a private channel to make it public

  lightning/bolts#624 · Filter by author sohomang opened on Jun 24, 2019
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