Oddbean

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 Depends on what you want. Running a node go with Alby go. If you don't want DIY but still want a node go with Zeus. If you want self custody and liquid then aqua is pretty slick but no LNURL. If you want eCash minibits is awesome. If you want all of the above and don't mind not having self custody then coinos is very nice.

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 Thanks king 👑. You the man

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 Sidechains are custodial though. Otherwise good overview

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 Half of the payments I’ve seen from Aqua to a Lightning invoice have failed.

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 Really? Trying to Zeus or my own node I've seen it not find a channel but that's it. Some weirdness sometimes sending to it from eCash wallet says transaction failed but it still shows up. 

I'm not a fan of the sending minimums and the fees are a little high. But I do like that the funds are easily accessible on another liquid wallet with the key if I can't get access for some reason.

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 It’s unreliable in a retail environment, which is where I’ve seen it used first hand. The customer pays from Aqua. It shows on their end that the transaction was completed and their balance is reduced. The merchant doesn’t receive the payment and the invoice eventually expires. Meanwhile the customer and the merchant are left staring at each other awkwardly while they try to figure out why “bitcoin is broken.” The funds from the failed transaction apparently return back to the sender, but it can take up to 24 hours.

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 I haven't tried it in a retail setting. I wonder if it is a timeout issue between the retail receiver and the additional transaction time going from liquid to swap to lightning. It is not fast.

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 not what i hear with retail here but will do a deeper dive Daniel

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 My sample size is 4 transactions with a 50% failure rate in two different locations.

I haven’t extensively tested it, but it has not earned my trust.

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 t-y 4 info, i will report back with a larger samplesize