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Comment by lalaland1125

See section 9.5 of the lightning whitepaper:

> 9.5 Forgetting to Broadcast the Transaction in Time

> If one does not broadcast a transaction at the correct time, the counterparty may steal funds.

You need to be online all the time (or at least frequently enough) so that you can publish a penalty transaction if your counter party tries to steal coins from you.

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