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He emphasized that the development of these features involves multiple proposals and experimental approaches. The community is still debating which primitives will be adopted long-term, with proposals from Jeremy Rubin (like OP_CTV) and others vying for integration into the evolving standard.
The Role of Protocol Monopolies vs. Interoperability
A question about the potential dangers of a monopolized Lightning protocol arose. Decker argued that unlike Bitcoin’s base layer, where a single implementation (Bitcoin Core) maintains a near-monopoly, Lightning’s rapid experimentation allows multiple incompatible implementations temporarily coexisting. This fosters innovation but also complicates consensus.