Christian Decker

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Christian Decker is a Swiss Bitcoin and Lightning Network researcher and developer who has made foundational contributions to the Lightning Network protocol. He authored some of the earliest academic research on payment channels and off-chain Bitcoin transactions, including the eltoo/ANYPREVOUT proposal that aims to simplify channel state management. Decker worked at Blockstream where he was a key developer of Core Lightning (CLN) and continues to be an influential voice in Bitcoin layer-2 research and payment channel protocol design.

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Role: Bitcoin and Lightning Network Researcher / Developer
Twitter: decker_christian
Known For: Foundational Lightning Network research; eltoo/ANYPREVOUT proposal; Core Lightning (CLN) developer at Blockstream
Nationality: Swiss
Organization: Blockstream (former)
Twitter Handle: Snyke

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