<p>The Liquid sidechain is a private sidechain. To get access to it, you must contact Blockstream. See <a href="https://blockstream.com/liquid/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://blockstream.com/liquid/</a></p>

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2018-02-14T08:07:07.130Z
Liquid is a private sidechain built on top of the open source Elements platform https://github.com/ElementsProject/elements/
nickler
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And what about Lightning Network? Is it a private sidechain as well?
Gagan
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The Lightning Network is not a sidechain. It is a completely different technology and layer on top of Bitcoin. It is not private; anyone can use LN and implement software that works with it. It is not centralized either.
Ava Chow
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Ava Chow
<p>I want to create a node on Liquid Sidechain so that I can integrate Liquid Network with my decentralized exchange.</p>

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How can I create a node on Liquid Sidechain?
Gagan
# How can I create a node on Liquid Sidechain?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-02-13)

I want to create a node on Liquid Sidechain so that I can integrate Liquid Network with my decentralized exchange.

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-02-13. Score: 1

The Liquid sidechain is a private sidechain. To get access to it, you must contact Blockstream. See <https://blockstream.com/liquid/>

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Liquid is a private sidechain built on top of the open source Elements platform https://github.com/ElementsProject/elements/  
> **username_0**: And what about Lightning Network? Is it a private sidechain as well?  
> **username_1**: The Lightning Network is not a sidechain. It is a completely different technology and layer on top of Bitcoin. It is not private; anyone can use LN and implement software that works with it. It is not centralized either.  

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