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About Splicing
Best starting point is Dusty Daemon's lightningsplice.com site.
What is Splicing?
Splicing can change the capacity of a channel, without closing it. It's possible to increase or decrease the capacity, by adding or removing some funds on-chain.
Why Splicing?
Splicing can be used for different goals. e.g.: