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Release time! In our biggest update yet, we've completely redesigned the home screen, added a nostr-based profile setup walkthrough, and have finished our initial fedimint integrations by adding a federation discovery & recommendations! https://m.primal.net/HqfS.jpg Most lightning wallets these days are what we call "invoice-oriented." We want to go back to the basics to solve what people are really trying to do: paying a person. We've added a new wallet creation flow to make the wallet about you! https://m.primal.net/HqfT.jpg The new version of Mutiny now allows you to create a new nostr profile, or import a nostr private key from an existing profile. From there, you can now DM other mutiny & nostr users to send or request money directly from the app. No more copy / pasting invoices! https://m.primal.net/HqfV.jpg To double down on social, we've redesigned our home screen to put people first. We now include a row of recent profiles for quick access. We also now have tabs on the home screen for looking at your payment activity, your friend's zap activity on nostr, and your payment requests. Next up, better fedimint support! Mutiny has had beta support for the fedimint protocol for a couple of months now. Instead of opening a lightning channel on your first receive, with a minimum of 100k sats, you can get started on a fedimint with just a few sats. This new update adds a way to discover available fedimints to join. Naturally, the discovery process is powered by an open protocol built on nostr. You can see who recommends a federation, and add it with one click. https://m.primal.net/HqfW.png You'll automatically receive funds to that fedimint, as long as the amount is smaller than 200,000 sats, and you'll automatically spend out of that fedimint, with a fallback to your regular lightning balance. You can also swap from fedimint to your lightning balance at any time. Coming up shortly after this release, we'll be adding federated lightning addresses that lock incoming payments to your key, which you may redeem at any point by coming back online. We'll be rolling this out to Mutiny+ users first, stay tuned! Let us know what you think! We're excited about this new direction and need feedback to help us continue driving forward. https://blog.mutinywallet.com/mutiny-new-design-people-oriented/

Love it 🤩 Congrats! I wonder about the privacy implications of social-first... are there things you'd like to improve on that front? @Deleted Account nostr:note1ay0s0r3az79c93e5pzk3egxlk4ahu784qngcwj3n329q9l3dh8xqdwgcx5

That's fantastic! Well done 🔥🚀 nostr:nevent1qqswj8c83c730zuzcu6q3tgu5r0m27m70r6sf5v8fgec4zszlckmnnqpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejsygxlzue8wxp0x92ax7enqggm580y4q2spspdr90fvnu3hem5ajt8pqpsgqqqqqqsapy3mf

Federations give users better protection from single mint operators rugging users. Fedi is multi party custodial ecash. Cashu is single party custody ecash. Both interact with bitcoin via lightning. Lightning with nostr.

Yes, Chaumian ecash is an old version of electronic ecash for dollars that didn't work out. "eCash", "eNuts", "eStats" are all slang for versions of chaumian blinded mints that now run on top of lightning. Fedi is one protocol, cashu is another, similar ideas, different trade offs. Send bitcoin to a mint via lightning, get issued a near perfect private bitcoin iou you can spend and send out of bound redeemable by the mint for sats.

Wow...okay, so I'm enjoying Alby & Zeus but this...I'm going to have to check this out... nostr:nevent1qqswj8c83c730zuzcu6q3tgu5r0m27m70r6sf5v8fgec4zszlckmnnqpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfdupzphchxfm3ste32hfhkvczzxapme9gz5qvqtget6tylyd7wa8vjecgqvzqqqqqqymtnyyc

Also what is dope about Start9 is that you can run Mutiny from your server separate from your phone. "Instead, your StartOS server hosts the web app that you can access from any device on your local network or via TOR." https://marketplace.start9.com/mutiny-wallet

Yeah, you can have a private instance of it over tor off the server and another with your nsec in it on your phone. Swap between same or separate federations on different wallets for privacy etc. zaps to cashu cashu to fedi fedi to fedi private lightning

*Fedi in mutiny doesn't have LN address, so I use minibits which is cashu *Once big enough balance in cashu I can confirm iou's are good by sending out of mint over lightning to fedi on mutiny which is multi party custodial and has my nsec *Once fedi balance is say 200k sats then I would confirm fedi balance by opening a 200k channel on mutiny without my nsec, potentially connected to my own lightning node on my start9

Progressive Web App It's an app that "lives" in your browser, not one that you download onto your device from the Apple app store or Google play store. Benefits: . less storage on your device . updates without having to update from app stores . freedom from app store restrictions . probably more

Mutiny is getting social with a wide range of new Nostr integrations. nostr:nevent1qqswj8c83c730zuzcu6q3tgu5r0m27m70r6sf5v8fgec4zszlckmnnqpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7q3qmutnyacc9uc4t5mmxvpprwsauj5p2qxq95v4a9j0jxl8wnkfvuyqxpqqqqqqz54a5a5

Amazing! A great update. 💜🫂🫡 Feedback: The first option of the default CHOOSE PAYMENT FORMAT is Unified. Lightning payment did not succeed. Maybe I did not operate it correctly? It is recommended that when creating the payment page, you can choose to display whether it is lightning payment or on-chain Bitcoin address payment.

Mutiny matched all Satispay (Italian cashapp) features... With better on-boarding, better privacy and self custody Insane what bitcoin+lighting+nostr can do 🤯 nostr:note1ay0s0r3az79c93e5pzk3egxlk4ahu784qngcwj3n329q9l3dh8xqdwgcx5

Is there kind of a list of the federations already available for testing ? Out of your "discover feature" (from which I can only see one mint recommended by @Deleted Account by the way, I don't know if it's normal), is there another way of finding federations for testing ? Thanks and congrats for the work !

There should be a swap icon next to your fedimint balance if there is one there. Right now it's just fedimint->LN swaps until we build a more comprehensive swap screen. You can use your fedimint balance just as a normal balance too though. Funds spend out of the fedimint balance first and then LN balance if it is not enough.

Great work nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hj7qg3waehxw309ahx7um5wgh8w6twv5hszxthwden5te0wfjkccte9eekummjwsh8xmmrd9skctcqyr03wvnhrqhnz4wn0vesyyd6rhj2s9gqcqk3jh5kf7gmua6we9nsssphmj3 well done!

The same old problem with lightning is that convenience leads to centralization. It's very inconvenient to manage your own channels and liquidity. Lightning nodes will become the new banks with checking accounts.

Amazing to see the development happening in real time! Just as I thought I was comfortable using a wallet, another one is getting updates and makes the experience even better! it's finally time to test @OpenSecret ⚡ ⚡ ⚡ #thankgodforthedevs

I just got a wave of happiness through my chest reading this! You guys are a beacon for everyone else on how to make p2p work. I’m super excited to see the fedimint integration and I can’t wait for it to be dead simple to onboard ppl to bitcoin via a few bucks worth of sats in a fedimint. Pushing the boundaries 🧡

Thank you Brad! Really appreciate those kind words. Building up to that ease of onboarding has always been a top goal and federations really help get us there. We have some further design mockups for better referral-like onboarding too.