From b4c5b5b578132ec762ecf09372a56ca1b1f1fc19 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rusty Russell Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2016 14:26:38 +0930 Subject: [PATCH] Note that we need segwit-enabled bitcoind. Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell --- README.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 68c408006..7d92599af 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ advertise their IP addresses, publish routes and fees, and use that information to pay specific nodes. These details are currently being hashed out on the [mailing list](https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/lightning-dev) and the IRC channel [#lightning-dev](https://botbot.me/freenode/lightning-dev/) on Freenode. -The protocol requires features not currently in bitcoin, but can be tested -with bitcoin (on testnet) with OP_NOP substitution. +The protocol requires features not currently in bitcoin, so you will need +Pieter Wuille's Segregated Witness bitcoind: https://github.com/sipa/bitcoin/tree/segwit4 Final note: This is very much a testbed and work in progress; expect All The Things to change, all the time.