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Clarify why someone would spam LN
* Added clarification text in the intro
* The attack paragraph already contains details about the multiplier effect
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routing nodes cannot easily figure out if the payments they are relaying are genuine payments or |
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routing nodes cannot easily figure out if the payments they are relaying are genuine payments or |
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spamming attempts. |
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spamming attempts. |
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An evil routing node can use this property to ensure that its competitors' channels are unable to |
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route payments: this may force payers to route through the evil node's channels instead, earning |
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him fees and potentially making it economically unsustainable for his competitors. An even more |
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evil entity could make the whole public lightning network unusable if it has access to a fraction |
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of the network's capacity. |
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## Table of Contents |
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## Table of Contents |
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* [Description of the attack](#description-of-the-attack) |
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* [Description of the attack](#description-of-the-attack) |
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