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. | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Users will have 0-110k sats of ecash because that is the minimum channel size for the easiest self custodial lightning channel from Zeus or Mutiny.
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Derek Ross | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 That's a lot of nuts.
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. | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 That is the reality for new npub nocoiners. It seems to be a funny blind spot that isn't broady acknowledged.
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Derek Ross | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 It's probably known just not easily solved?
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. | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 0-110k sats is custodial if entering ₿ via nostr, is just not as widely accepted as a hard reality/ trade off in the culture

we want self custody, which is great, but new users will appreciate a custodial path if it is a clear stepping stone and function

most of the ecosystem is built around the idea of base layer up rather than from layer 69 down

now, more sophisticated users can certainly run a node, create balanced channels and sweep into their own custody at lower zap counts but that is not ordinary

the reason why I have been a vocal supporter of cashu has been that it really made getting and sending zaps effortless and far more private by comparison to Aby, WoS etc

I purposefully wanted to see if it was possible to earn enough zaps to open a self custodial LN channel and have done so which to me is an insanely powerful usecase for anyone in the world to earn kyc sats on nostr that can eventually work down to the basechain

minibits has absolutely solved this usecase problem and deserves far more attention in the space