We architect and deploy custom smart contracts on EVM and Solana that are secure by design. Our process includes formal verification and audits to eliminate vulnerabilities before mainnet launch.
Bitcoin Lightning Watchtower Service API
Smart Contract Development
Secure, production-ready smart contracts built by Web3 experts to power your dApp.
Reduce your time-to-market with battle-tested contract templates for common use cases like
ERC-20,ERC-721, and custom DeFi logic, accelerating development from months to weeks.
- Security-First Development: Code reviews,
OpenZeppelinstandards, and multi-stage audits (internal + external). - Gas Optimization: Contracts engineered for minimum transaction costs and maximum efficiency.
- Full Lifecycle Support: From ideation and development to deployment, monitoring, and upgrade management.
Core Capabilities of Our Watchtower API
Our Bitcoin Lightning Watchtower API provides the critical infrastructure to secure your channels, automate monitoring, and ensure your funds are protected 24/7. Focus on building your product while we handle the security layer.
Automated Justice Transaction Execution
We continuously monitor your Lightning channels and automatically broadcast penalty transactions if a counterparty attempts to cheat, ensuring your funds are recovered without manual intervention.
Multi-Client & Channel Management
Securely manage thousands of Lightning clients and channels from a single API. Our system supports dynamic scaling, detailed channel state tracking, and automated watchtower assignment.
Real-Time Breach Detection
Leverage our high-availability nodes to detect and validate attempted breaches on-chain in real-time. We parse mempool data and historical blocks to identify malicious transactions instantly.
Customizable Security Policies
Define and enforce your own security rules. Set thresholds for automatic penalty execution, configure notification preferences for specific events, and tailor monitoring to your risk profile.
Comprehensive Audit Logging
Gain full visibility with immutable logs of all watchtower activities, including detected breaches, justice transactions broadcast, and channel state changes. Essential for compliance and debugging.
Enterprise-Grade Infrastructure
Deploy on our globally distributed, fault-tolerant infrastructure. Benefit from automatic failover, DDoS protection, and dedicated node clusters to ensure your watchtower service never goes offline.
Business Outcomes: Beyond Basic Security
Our Lightning Watchtower API delivers measurable business value, transforming security from a cost center into a competitive advantage for your payment operations.
Eliminate Payment Loss
Automated, 24/7 channel monitoring prevents loss of funds from malicious or accidental channel closures. We guarantee protection for your liquidity, ensuring 100% of customer payments are settled.
Reduce Operational Overhead
Replace manual monitoring and complex in-house watchtower development with a single API call. Our managed service cuts infrastructure management time by over 80%, freeing your team to focus on core product features.
Accelerate Time-to-Market
Deploy enterprise-grade Lightning security in days, not months. Our pre-audited, production-ready API eliminates the need for security research and custom implementation, allowing you to launch secure payment features faster.
Guarantee Uptime & Reliability
Maintain payment channel availability with a 99.9% SLA. Our globally distributed, fault-tolerant watchtower network ensures your Lightning nodes are always protected, maximizing revenue from transaction fees.
Future-Proof Compliance
Build on a security foundation designed for evolving regulatory standards. Our watchtower architecture provides immutable audit trails for all channel states, simplifying compliance reporting for financial operations.
Scale with Confidence
Support from hundreds to millions of payment channels without performance degradation. Our infrastructure automatically scales to handle your growth, ensuring consistent protection as your user base and transaction volume expand.
Build vs. Buy: Integrating a Bitcoin Lightning Watchtower
Compare the resource investment, risk, and time-to-market of developing a watchtower service in-house versus using Chainscore's production-ready API.
| Factor | Build In-House | Chainscore API |
|---|---|---|
Initial Development Time | 4-8 months | 2-4 weeks |
Core Engineering Cost (Year 1) | $250K - $500K+ | $25K - $75K |
Security & Audit Overhead | High (unaudited, custom code) | Low (audited, battle-tested) |
Penalty Transaction Coverage | Custom logic required | Automatic for all channel types |
Uptime & Infrastructure SLA | Your responsibility | 99.9% SLA with monitoring |
Protocol Upkeep (e.g., Taproot) | Manual updates required | Handled automatically |
Time to First Revenue | Delayed 6+ months | Accelerated to weeks |
Total Cost of Ownership (3 Years) | $600K - $1.2M+ | $75K - $200K |
Our Delivery Process: From Integration to Go-Live
We provide a structured, milestone-driven approach to deploying your Bitcoin Lightning Watchtower. From initial API integration to production monitoring, our process ensures security, reliability, and a rapid path to live operations.
1. Architecture & Integration Planning
We conduct a technical deep-dive to map your existing infrastructure and define the optimal watchtower integration strategy. This includes threat modeling, node compatibility checks, and a detailed implementation roadmap.
2. Secure API Integration & Configuration
Our engineers guide you through integrating the Chainscore Watchtower API, configuring penalty transactions, setting up secure key management, and establishing encrypted communication channels with your LND or Core Lightning node.
3. Staging Environment Validation
We deploy and validate the watchtower service in a dedicated staging environment identical to production. This phase includes simulated channel breaches, failover testing, load testing, and final security review.
4. Production Deployment & Go-Live
We manage the seamless cutover to the production watchtower network. This includes final configuration, DNS/load balancer updates, and establishing real-time monitoring dashboards for your team.
5. 24/7 Monitoring & Proactive Support
Post-launch, your watchtower is covered by our 24/7 Security Operations Center (SOC). We provide real-time alerts for suspicious activity, performance metrics, and dedicated technical support with guaranteed SLAs.
6. Continuous Optimization & Updates
We proactively manage protocol upgrades, security patches, and performance tuning. You receive regular reports on prevented breaches, system health, and recommendations for optimizing your Lightning Network security posture.
Smart Contract Development
Secure, audited smart contracts built for production by Web3-native engineers.
We architect and deploy custom smart contracts on EVM and Solana that are secure by design. Our process delivers production-ready code in 2-4 weeks, backed by formal verification and third-party audits.
- Security-First Development: Built with
OpenZeppelinstandards, automated testing, and peer review. - Gas Optimization: Contracts engineered for >40% lower execution costs on mainnet.
- Full Lifecycle Support: From ideation and
Solidity/Rustdevelopment to deployment and monitoring.
We guarantee zero critical vulnerabilities in audited code, providing the technical foundation your DeFi, NFT, or enterprise application requires to scale with confidence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Get clear answers about our enterprise-grade Bitcoin Lightning Watchtower API, designed for secure, scalable, and reliable off-chain transaction monitoring.
Our Watchtower API is a fully managed service that monitors your Lightning Network channels 24/7 for malicious or accidental channel breaches. It automatically detects and punishes attempts to broadcast outdated channel states, securing your funds without requiring your node to be online. We handle the complex penalty transaction logic, ensuring you never lose funds to revoked states.
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