If operators only keep multi-sigs, - so, they not need to run a full bicoin node? it's easy to become operator, if so! (I assume, they not need, - and it makes your idea much better than lightning network, and it may easily become viral here, in nostr) What if several of multi-sig operators agree between themseles to steal funds? their own actives will be confiscated by other quorum (higher-level)? (I assume yes; but what if higher-level quorum are malicious, and/or controlled by one person silently?) What if confiscated actives will be less than stealed? (for example, stealed 0.01 btc but available for confiscation is 0.006 btc) (I don't know, answer, please?)

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you don't strictly need to run a full node for lightning, though you're relying on someone to be your watchtower. deposits is the same, except the watchtower role (quorum members) is incentivized to act out of both benefit and obligation: classically, fear and greed. by requiring that quorum members have at stake at least half of what could be stolen, and requiring collusion to steal, and having transparent operations, it appears that individual ledger collateral ratios around 50/50 may require a sybil group close to half of the network in order to profitably steal