Liquid has tradeoffs & this is how I see it.

It's not as low risk as Onchain Bitcoin or self custody Lightning.

It has less risk than a single party, custodial lightning wallet.

It's not as fast as lightning (1 min Vs 5-10 secs), but fees are cheap & you don't need to manage channel liquidity.

It also seems relatively easy to move in & out of. Moving in/out onchain Bitcoin has fees & so do the swap services (more like lightning fees though).



 

 A big downside is the small number of people that are willing to receive it.

Downloading & setting up Green wallet is required.

Feel free to send me your Liquid Bitcoin 🧡

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 I didn't see your address there.

I just sent you a buck & it cost 11 cents.

It's better for bigger transactions because fees are based on Tx size & not value.

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