LDK (Lightning Development Kit)
Bitcoin Nodes
LDK (Lightning Development Kit) is a flexible, embeddable Lightning Network library developed by Spiral, a Bitcoin development subsidiary of Block (formerly Square). Written in Rust, LDK allows developers to integrate Lightning payment capabilities directly into wallets and applications without running a full Lightning node. LDK powers Mutiny Wallet, Cashapp, and several other Lightning applications.
Details
- Type
- Lightning Network library/SDK
- License
- MIT/Apache 2.0
- Language
- Rust
- Developer
- Spiral (Block)
- Open Source
- Yes
- Bitcoin Only
- Yes
- Notable Feature
- Embeddable — runs inside apps without a separate node
- Spec Compliance
- BOLT
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