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 Aren't the transaction fees of bitcoin a major issue? Won't something like monero and litecoimn be more useful in real world? I have used them many times for purchases. 
 Lightning. 
 I don't know much about lightning, but I still assume that you have to get the bitcoin somehow in the first place. Right now, if I buy 1mil of bitcoin with my fiat,   about 200K will go into transaction fees. So the only way is to buy so much that the transaction fee becomes a small percentage. Am I wrong?
 
 If you want a self-custodial Lightning wallet, using something like Phoenix will require at least a minimum amount to create the wallet.

If you don't mind KYC, and live in a country where it's compatible (U.S. and El Salvador), Strike is a good one.