LDK (Lightning Development Kit)

Bitcoin Nodes

LDK (Lightning Development Kit) is a flexible, embeddable Lightning Network library developed by Spiral, a Bitcoin development subsidiary of Block (formerly Square). Written in Rust, LDK allows developers to integrate Lightning payment capabilities directly into wallets and applications without running a full Lightning node. LDK powers Mutiny Wallet, Cashapp, and several other Lightning applications.

Details

Note: Lightning Development Kit — modular library for building custom Lightning nodes and wallets
Type: Lightning Network library/SDK
License: MIT/Apache 2.0
Language: Rust/multi-language
Developer: Spiral (Block)
Node Type: lightning_sdk
Open Source: Yes
Bitcoin Only: Yes
Notable Feature: Embeddable — runs inside apps without a separate node
Spec Compliance: BOLT

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