research: transaction compatibility with the Lightning Network BOLT specs

[leighmcculloch]

It would be helpful to know if the transfers defined in the SEP are compatible in anyway with the transactions that the Lightning Network defines in the BOLT specs. If the channel is compatible, interoperability will be possible and we might be able to leverage an existing network or existing technology.

BOLT specs: https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lightning-rfc

The questions we need answers to are:

• Is the payment channel defined here conceptually compatible with BOLT?
• Is the payment channel defined here technically compatible with BOLT?
• If no, what's the gap?

[acharb]

I started looking a bit into this as well out of curiosity. I found this code helpful to look at, which conforms to the BOLTs
https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd