Oddbean new post about login | logout If outside the US, then Wallet of Satoshi or Alby. If in the US, Primal or Alby.
I’d also add Blink for outside the US. I’ve seen more people use Blink than WoS in places like El Salvador and Guatemala.
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Blink is a good one that I often overlook because I haven't used it. Out of site, out of mind, I guess. Thanks for the reminder.
Merchants especially seem to like the stablesats feature
Do you see that being used a lot? I was curious how much it's being used. I don't see it being talked about, but that doesn't mean it's not popular in LatAM.
Alby requiring an invite is a bit of a hurdle so I no longer recommend them as often as I used to. I guess I have invites now so I can start back up again, but it's still a bit of a snag in the process.
I’m glad you’re diving into this topic. Literally brought this up yesterday with the team… we need a solution and recos, education for new folks. Not sure the right answer until Will builds his non-custodial in app wallet lol
It's a topic that comes up so often. For example, the people presenting at PubKey next week struggled for weeks trying to figure out an easy solution. We just don't have one, especially in New York where Lightning is the devil.
Did someone mention non-custodial in-app wallet 👀
Yea it does create some friction setting it up because of that, but it’s still the best option out there I think especially because of how well it integrates with nostr apps with NWC, WebLN, Nostr signing extension, and excellent liquidity and uptime so payments almost never fail.
I don’t love the “invite only” process but I simply don’t know of a better option considering what you get for the effort of seeking out an invitation.
Outside the US, no Phoenix? I think Zeus and Blixt have a similar trust model to Phoenix
None of those are good for receiving zaps.
this is a problem though. these are by far my preferred options over custodial stuff
You prefer wallets that don’t work for receiving zaps over wallets that do?
i meant for generic lightning network usage but for zaps the integration just isn't as smooth as the integrated custodial approach like Primal. zap click
Oh sorry I was confused since the original post was referring to good wallets for zaps. I agree there are some good self custodial wallets for regular lightning payments. Still not entirely normie friendly, but easier than running a full node at home. Breez is my favorite.
Breez I tried twice but it seemed almost to simple. lack of sense of what's going on. I guess I'm a bit too technical. Yes sorry for the confusion, I meant to point out of would be great if these "good regular LN wallets" would be better nostrgrated for zaps. I believe NWC should bring that, but I tried (Mutiny, Cashu) and didn't work at all, so I shrugged and went back to primal. all custodial anyway, no big difference between primal and a bunch of unknown rugpull federation risks. zeus worked OK to receive zaps, but not for zapping. I receive zaps in fountain now, works very well, but again... custodial. no great solutions yet, gotta keep building and be patient 🥲
