<p>The lightning network consists of many payment channels between users on the network. Each channel has a certain amount of bitcoin locked up in it, and that amount is the maximum which can be transferred in the channel, you cannot add any more BTC. So it is not possible to spend double the balance, no.</p>

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<p>If I choose off-blockchain transaction in <code>Lightning network</code> is it any mechanism to check wether balance covers mount of transaction? So is it, or isn't it possible spend two times the same amount of balance?</p>

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How to prevent lightening network spend two times the balance?
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# How to prevent lightening network spend two times the balance?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-12-05)

If I choose off-blockchain transaction in `Lightning network` is it any mechanism to check wether balance covers mount of transaction? So is it, or isn't it possible spend two times the same amount of balance?

**Tags:** litecoin, lightning-network, lightning-routing


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### Answer by username_1 on 2017-12-05. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

The lightning network consists of many payment channels between users on the network. Each channel has a certain amount of bitcoin locked up in it, and that amount is the maximum which can be transferred in the channel, you cannot add any more BTC. So it is not possible to spend double the balance, no.


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