MESH

Payment lab

Three hops. One timeout.

Alice → Meridian → Atlas → Dave. A PREPARE state per hop, staggered deposits, and a hash lock that settles backward. CLR is a demonstration unit — not a currency.

Amount N100 CLR

  1. A · Spoke

    Alice

  2. B · Router

    Meridian

  3. C · Router

    Atlas

  4. D · Spoke

    Dave

Alice → Meridian

Idle
Alice deposits
100 CLR
Meridian deposits
100 CLR
Cancel
Meridian may CANCEL

Meridian → Atlas

Idle
Meridian deposits
100 CLR
Atlas deposits
300 CLR
Cancel
Atlas may CANCEL

Atlas → Dave

Idle
Atlas deposits
100 CLR
Dave deposits
0 · HTLC
Cancel
Timeout only

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Idle channels

Alice wants to pay Dave. The path is always three hops: Alice → Bob → Carol → Dave. No path finding.

Payment hash
c91e04aa7b18
Preimage R
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Locked 0 CLR

Staggered deposits

Griefing requires locking as much of your own capital as you freeze in others.

  • Alice + Bob200 CLR

    1:1 on first hop

  • Carol300 CLR

    Equals the rest of the path

  • Dave0 CLR

    Timeout, not a deposit lock

Protocol tape

No states yet. Step the protocol to write PREPARE in each channel.