From 3d7ae165cf331b34730f3b250b857fe646f555e4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yuval Adam <_@yuv.al> Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2021 11:00:01 +0300 Subject: Add circular rebalance --- README.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 03d0370..4af4bd0 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ Public graph information includes channel capacity and fees, and is known in **p Private graph information includes the current liquidity balance, and can only be discovered if a payment succeeds or fails on a **routing** attempt. +### Circular Rebalance + +Excess **local** balance on one channel is used to pay _yourself_ with funds coming in on another channel with excess **remote** balance. + +At least two peers (i.e. two separate channels) are needed for a rebalance to occur. + ### Fees Fees are always charged on the **outgoing** path, when a payment is **forwarded**. -- cgit v1.3.1