IOTA creates Instant, No-Fees "Flash Channels"

Similiar to other Layer-2 solutions (such as Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, Ethereum’s Raiden), Iota has created instant, no-fees Flash Channels.

Flash Channels reduces transactions on the Tangle drastically - from thousands to merely a handful; turbo boosting efficiency of the network and greatly reducing transaction times for all IOTA users.

IOTA's Flash Channels mechanics are likened to the off chain schemes used in the Lightning Network.

Details can be found at:

https://blog.iota.org/instant-feeless-flash-channels-88572d9a4385

My question now is:

When will IOTA have the capabilities like that of ILP or Atomic Swap?

By JaiChai

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