Mastering the Lightning Network is an O'Reilly Media book, due for publication in Q2'2021, and announced in August 2019 by authors Andreas M. Antonopoulos ([@aantonop](https://twitter.com/aantonop)), Olaoluwa Osuntokun ([@roasbeef](https://twitter.com/roasbeef)), Rene Pickhardt ([@renepickhardt](https://twitter.com/renepickhardt)).
Mastering the Lightning Network is an O'Reilly Media book, due for publication in Q4'2021, and announced in August 2019 by authors Andreas M. Antonopoulos ([@aantonop](https://twitter.com/aantonop)), Olaoluwa Osuntokun ([@roasbeef](https://twitter.com/roasbeef)), Rene Pickhardt ([@renepickhardt](https://twitter.com/renepickhardt)).
The book describes the Lightning Network (LN), a Peer-to-Peer protocol running on top of Bitcoin and other blockchains, which provides near-instant, secure, micro-payments.
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## Status
The current status of the book is "IN PROGRESS". See below for status of specific chapters and read the contribution guide to learn how and where to contribute.
The current status of the book is "RELEASE PREP". See below for status of specific chapters and read the contribution guide to learn how and where to contribute.
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