The \fBfundchannel\fR RPC command opens a payment channel with a peer by committing a funding transaction to the blockchain as defined in BOLT #2\&. \fBfundchannel\fR by itself does not attempt to open a connection\&. A connection must first be established using \fBconnect\fR\&. Once the transaction is confirmed, normal channel operations may begin\&. Readiness is indicated by \fBlistpeers\fR reporting a \fIstate\fR of CHANNELD_NORMAL for the channel\&.
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\fIfeerate\fR is an optional feerate to use\&. It can be one of the strings \fIurgent\fR, \fInormal\fR or \fIslow\fR to use lightningd\(cqs internal estimates: \fInormal\fR is the default\&.
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\fIannounce\fR is an optional flag that triggers whether to announce this channel or not\&. Defaults to true\&. An unannounced channel is considered private\&.
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Otherwise, \fIfeerate\fR is a number, with an optional suffix: \fIperkw\fR means the number is interpreted as satoshi\-per\-kilosipa (weight), and \fIperkb\fR means it is interpreted bitcoind\-style as satoshi\-per\-kilobyte\&. Omitting the suffix is equivalent to \fIperkb\fR\&.