Wait what?
How are they allowed to? 

 Probably cuz it involves giving Apple their 30% cut

$5 ≈ 12,953 sats 

 lol what a scam. 

This is akin to a utility price gouging for electricity. Google and Apple have to buy the government because they know the reality is that at some point in the future, they will be regulated as public utilities 

 To be fair, all exchanges take a cut. Apple just takes more than normal. 

 The exchanges are selling the bitcoin. Apple is just using their hardware to gatekeep software. 

It’s not the same. It’s a monopoly. 

 This cool now you can buy sats with a 30% markup and check out the frog casine 

 Is there a premium on buying sats? 

 $5 ≈ 12,953 sats 

 Yeah 30% to Apple, but it’s still fantastic fun for new people. I love all this going on. Just a year ago we had none of this . 🔥 

 do you need alby on iOS too for this? 

 Nope 

 nostr:note1zesefte42e2rqklfu44ktz9z8cjhnvs5r2u9pm0d4sg0dpzrzn3qujtr2f 

#primal สำหรับการเปิดตัว App Store กระเป๋าเงิน Lightning ในตัวที่มีความสามารถในการรับ sats ผ่าน Apple Pay  😍 มันเป็นก้าวสำคัญในการใช้ nostr และ bitcoin Lightning

#siamstr  

 แต่พรีเมี่ยมในไทยบาท คือ สุดๆ หายไปเกือบครึ่ง 

 Not ideal by any stretch of the imagination. 1. Its custodial 2. Apple gets 30% fee on you sat purchases 3. Now Apple knows all your sats purchases history 

 True but perfect for like %90 of consumers. 

 Apple Pay doesn’t have fees on top; 30% is for in-app purchases during the first year. So this is cheap+easy but KYC’d sats. 

 I take that back, it’s *not* using Apple Pay as the OP says. It’s in-app purchase which means the 30% fee is taken as you stated. 😕 https://image.nostr.build/03662c45a5bb4f9b52603b87c7a19ee5f630dfd0e5e14659b5369381fa24d744.jpg  

 Buy in Thai baht too expensive 
199 THB (~$5.7) = 8,880 sats. 
@primal https://image.nostr.build/63e0f567484b93ec18e9b3a6ac8a9385f575b5385fe954993b06a857d426b072.jpg  

 I know there will be lots of people complaining about the use of the app store payment rails for acquiring sats - but that was undeniably the fastest and easiest experience I’ve ever had creating and funding a lightning wallet. Well done @primal !! 

 Yes kyc! 

 In next updates can I send sats to Google pay or Samsung pay in android system or just this service for ios system? 

 @jb55 wink wink 

 cc @cjmello 

 Já tentei, mas não funciona no iOS 15. 

 Thank you! 🙏 

 So impressed with the quality of your work and super-excited for the role that @primal is going to play navigating nostr into the mainstream. I’ve been advocating for clients to build in wallets with acquiring for a long time and yours is the best execution I’ve seen. So well done, miljan 👏

@R1F /create a hip hop inspired celebration song that honors invention and beautiful design 

 @R1F /create a hip hop inspired celebration song that honors invention and beautiful design 

 https://cdn.r1f.ai/twej2jfx5zoy.html 

 It really was done so nicely 

 Thanks to Preston for referring me to Primal 

 wait I can only see this on my end, halo! @primal 
iOS 17.1.1 btw. https://i.nostrimg.com/de9581d127f4cd05777a0c419c3954ce05c4c167f4c6898ba6e5fb13289d7b71/file.jpeg https://i.nostrimg.com/cd5d720e58a5ad45ed6d9984f5e243e316e9ae94ddfd3ece75e0723a4511952c/file.png  

 Congrats @miljan on launch 🚀 

 No self respecting Bitcoiner that loves freedom and privacy should use or be involved with Apple products or their walled garden ecosystem.


 

 Spreads used to be wide on btc. They will tighten over time. The 30% is a foothold in ease of onboarding people to freedom tech. If the market demands it, they will seek it and bypass apple.  

 Do they charge 30% for this? 

 It’s so good 

 Why can’t I find this in the App Store 

 Love it 

 I don’t see it in the App Store (am using it on Test Flight though) 

 That's amazing! But the premium is like.... 40%? Right? 

 Beware - Apple takes 30% of the payment when bought via Primal. Best to send sats in for another wallet.  cc @preston 

 Yep but it’s fun and Apple will always be thieves. 

 With the way the UK keeps blocking Bitcoin adoption, I wouldn’t be surprised if I lose close to 30% on a regular buy anyway. Couple that with the hassle of jumping through hoops having to convert currencies, moving through different platforms etc, it takes up a lot of time and effort.

Honestly, if it’s just for a zap wallet, this sounds like a smooth experience and I wouldn’t mind losing the 30% to just be able to top up small amounts. 

 Lol, I need a Name and verify my Email address? Thats so 2022. Don’t like it, other than that the client looks nice and intuitive. 

 The Like and Zaps buttons do not work for me. 

 How do you withdraw sats from primal? 🤔 

 You can send to another wallet, would be my guess. Probably not designed with the typical wallet concept of withdrawing in mind though. 

 Hello send a blessing bro??? Could you???? 

 you can do the same with @current App as well..! 🤙 

 🙌 

 Woahhh impressive