I keep seeing people mention there is lightning FUD on X these days? meanwhile on nostr https://i.nostr.build/Ger4J.jpg


People have been zapping since Satoshi.


Make it hot.


X is powered by FUD. We are powered by lightning. We are not the same 🤙⚡🔱


Onward 🫡

Onward 🫡


Zappy dayz Bruv!


Lightning is extremely difficult to use.

I just tried to set my daughter up with a wallet.

Decided on nostr:npub1ajlrwgfj4yerhqf7ady03h7wmtk2qr3gs7h3sxcx83k05yld36sswpzx3q

Copied the 12 words, did all the teaching.

Asked her to create an invoice for 5k sats.

Then she got the wheel of death, invoice never generated.

Tried again, it worked.

Attempted to pay (from another Aqua), got an error message.

Gave up.


When I installed nostr:npub1ajlrwgfj4yerhqf7ady03h7wmtk2qr3gs7h3sxcx83k05yld36sswpzx3q to see what it is about I was presented with this screen and stopped the setup. They try to instill brand loyalty into newbies who don't read the ToS or know how bitcoin keys work with the illusion that their keys are Aqua compatible only.
This is the setup for a normal bip39 on-chain bitcoin wallet, nothing lightning yet, and no explanation.

https://image.nostr.build/d2c330882252ded377ebb5233ef5a6e94ed811892982e95f9660f423a177243e.jpg


Interesting.


Thats sad to see. When me and selene came up with the concept for aqua at blockstream the idea was that it would be an easy to use singlesig wallet that wasn’t hard to recover like green. This is not what I expected :/


Yeh, problematic.

I am just no longer sure which wallet to recommend to new users…

I have tried them all, and if you don’t know what you are doing, it will end up being a horrible experience.

Perhaps Phoenix is the best option?  But if you don’t understand a little about channels, it will be problematic.

WOS is gone.
Blue is gone.

Many of the wallets aren’t interoperable.

I am a huge supporter of Lightning, but it seems to be getting worse.


Maybe try one of the other wallets do you need the 5k to be self custody?


I'm trying to get a hold of them for a while now, if you are in touch with someone on the inside please pass this on. I'm not trying to destroy anything or anyone's reputation, I just want Bitcoin tech to be clear and precise. It's complicated enough, we really shouldn't add more confusion.

nostr:nevent1qqsz5728wn0mprm5fvwnlr9uj6qvy2njgm74v5jfv4kwyez9hjct9mspzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejsyg87gqlw8ffje8xgjdtxehwkqs7gwtafycwmysqj04srmywqycu3mypsgqqqqqqsu5ql57


Which would you recommend?

I use Zeus paired with my node, but we can’t expect most to do this.

I could use lndhub and let all of my family use the node, but that doesn’t really scale.


Mutiny with Federations is my new favourite to recommend


I have used zbd, primal, Wallet of satoshi (outside of usa), or none custodial and Phoenix but i find it cumbersome.


Oh indeed 🫡

Oh indeed 🫡


This


It doesn’t scale? How fast is your family growing?!


Scales to the family, but not beyond.


It always happens when fees are high


Lightning is keeping Bitcoin useful as something other than a reserve asset.