Location

The event will be hosted at ALCHE:

Alche Pamplemousses, Mauritius | Map

Announcements

Join us for our Sixth Bitcoin Socratic Seminar! A special thank you to our sponsor Btrust.

Reminders

• We prefer no photos and no videos during the event
• Chatham House Rule
• Leave the meeting space as clean as you found it
• Suggest topics for the next Socratic Seminar! Where to find topics?

Topics

Lightning Network — Daemons & Onion Messaging

Duration: 1 Hour

Speakers: Hanif & Sadiq

Meetup Agenda

1. Opening & Context (5 minutes)

Speaker: Hanif

• Welcome and introduction
• Overview of BitDevs Mauritius and The Blockchain Society ALCHE collaboration
• Why the Lightning Network matters for Bitcoin scalability and privacy

2. Understanding Lightning Daemons (20 minutes)

Speaker: Sadiq

Objective: Explore the architecture behind Lightning nodes

• What Lightning daemons are
• Overview of popular implementations (LND, Core Lightning, Eclair)
• Node communication and channel management
• How daemons handle payments and routing
• The role of peers, channels, and network connectivity

3. Onion Messaging & Routing (25 minutes)

Speaker: Hanif

Objective: Understand privacy and communication in Lightning

• Introduction to onion routing
• How onion messages travel across the network
• Privacy preservation in Lightning payments
• HTLCs and secure payment forwarding
• Trade-offs and limitations in routing design

Discussion:

• Real-world implications for scalability and privacy
• Why onion routing matters in decentralized systems

4. Open Discussion & Closing (10 minutes)

Speakers: Hanif & Sadiq

• Questions and community discussion
• Recommended resources for further exploration
• Preview of future BitDevs Mauritius sessions

• Btrust Builders