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Prerequisites

What_is_Money

How_the_US_Monetary_System_Works

What_is_a_Wallet

What_is_Bitcoin

How_a_Transaction_Works

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graph LR 1["What is Money"]-->0{"What is a Layer 2"} 2["How the US Monetary System Works"]-->0{"What is a Layer 2"} 3["What is a Wallet"]-->0{"What is a Layer 2"} 4["What is Bitcoin"]-->0{"What is a Layer 2"} 5["How a Transaction Works"]-->0{"What is a Layer 2"} 0{"What is a Layer 2"}-->6["What About Banks"] 0{"What is a Layer 2"}-->7["What is the Lightning Network"] click 1 "../What_is_Money" "What is Money" click 2 "../How_the_US_Monetary_System_Works" "How the US Monetary System Works" click 3 "../What_is_a_Wallet" "What is a Wallet" click 4 "../What_is_Bitcoin" "What is Bitcoin" click 5 "../How_a_Transaction_Works" "How a Transaction Works" click 6 "../What_About_Banks" "What About Banks" click 7 "../What_is_the_Lightning_Network" "What is the Lightning Network"

Description

A layer 2 protocol is a protocol that sits on top of a layer 1 protocol and provides additional features. Bitcoin is a layer 1 protocol and the Lightning network is a layer 2 protocol that builds on top of Bitcoin. Layer 2 protocols can be used to add features to a cryptocurrency or to improve the performance of a cryptocurrency.

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