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BCHN has found another block, it now has a two block lead

Not looking good for BCHA so far...

Abstract
In this paper we examine the core inbound liquidity bootstrapping problem the Lightning Network faces, and frame it as a resource allocation problem to be solved by the application of market design and auction theory.  We present Lightning Pool, a non-custodial channel lease market-place, implemented as a sealed-bid frequent batched uniform clearing price auction which allows participants to buy and sell capital obligations on the network.  We call these capital obligations channel leases.  A channel lease can be viewed as a cross between a traditional fixed-income asset and an internet bandwidth peering agreement.  Channel leases allow nodes on the network with idle capital to earn yield (based on a derived per-block interest rate) by selling channels to other agents in the marketplace.  The duration of such contracts is enforced on-chain using Bitcoin Script.  We construct Lightning Pool using a novel design for constructing overlay applications on top of Bitcoin: a shadow chain.  Shadow chains allow users to remain in full custody of their funds at all times while also participating in higher level applications that scale via an optimistic  transaction cut-through protocol.

Q: How does something start as unregistered security, turn into commodity and end up as "money" while still being centralized shitcoin with arbitrary rule changes, deceptive marketing and scammy promises of impossible future that is somehow always just around the corner?
A: Magic