{"id":1492,"date":"2020-01-27T10:50:43","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T18:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.opennode.com\/blog\/?page_id=1492"},"modified":"2020-01-27T10:50:59","modified_gmt":"2020-01-27T18:50:59","slug":"second-layer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.opennode.com\/blog\/glossary\/second-layer\/","title":{"rendered":"Second Layer"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Second Layer<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Second Layer solutions in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opennode.com\/blog\/glossary\/bitcoin\">Bitcoin<\/a> refer to any channel that exists off the Bitcoin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opennode.com\/blog\/glossary\/blockchain\">blockchain<\/a>. This includes the Bitcoin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opennode.com\/blog\/glossary\/lightning-network\">Lightning Network<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The main point of second layers is to reduce the load <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opennode.com\/blog\/glossary\/on-chain\">on-chain<\/a>, increase transaction speeds, and reduce the costs of using Bitcoin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>The Bitcoin Second Layer, Nik Bhatia<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@timevalueofbtc\/the-bitcoin-second-layer-d503949d0a06\">Medium<\/a><\/li><li><em>\u2018Layer 2\u2019 Blockchain tech Is an Even Bigger Deal Than You Think<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/layer-2-blockchain-tech-even-bigger-deal-think\">CoinDesk<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>Second Layer Second Layer solutions in Bitcoin refer to any channel that exists off the Bitcoin blockchain. This includes the Bitcoin Lightning Network. The main point of second layers is to reduce the load on-chain, increase transaction speeds, and reduce the costs of using Bitcoin. Links The Bitcoin Second Layer, Nik Bhatia &#8211; Medium \u2018Layer  &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":172,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-notitle.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1492","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Second Layer - OpenNode Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Second Layer solutions in Bitcoin refer to any channel that exists off the Bitcoin blockchain. 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