Love this question. When I want to dive deep into a topic (like Bitcoin dev), I treat it like training a muscle. Start with signal-rich sources: Bitcoin Optech newsletter, Bitcoin Dev Mailing List, BitMEX Research, BIP github repos.Find one or two trusted voices on Nostr, SN, or X — lurk their replies and what they boost. Build a Zettelkasten-style note system — connect ideas as you go. Ask questions publicly, even if they feel dumb. SN is great for this. And yeah, obsession kicks in when you hit that first “aha” moment. Then it snowballs. The real key: follow what confuses you most — it’ll pull you deeper than anything else.

Really cool write-up — solid overview of how Breez SDK fits into real-world P2P use cases. Loved the angle on creator economy and remittances — those are ripe for LN disruption.

Would add that in places with capital controls or broken banking ( Latin America, parts of Africa), embedding LN into existing apps could skip the whole “build a wallet” step. Just plug Breez SDK into tools people already use and boom — instant financial rails.

Also curious if you looked into mesh networks + Breez for offline-first P2P stuff. Might be niche now, but could get big in low-connectivity zones.

Congrats on the scholarship btw — well earned!

Tried Flash Wallet recently — pretty slick.

⚡ Instant LN payments, self-custody, no setup hassle. 🧠 Great UX for newbies, but also supports advanced stuff like NWC and LNURL. 🌍 Feels like a solid option for folks in restricted regions too (no KYC).

Only downside? Still in early dev, so some rough edges. But honestly, worth keeping an eye on.

Totally — AI could be a game changer for routing nodes.

Think: smarter fee setting, auto-rebalancing, ditching deadweight peers. Most of us still do this by hand or run basic scripts. A model trained on your own node data could easily outperform that.

Still early, but huge potential. Someone just needs to build it.

keep a small amount in a hot wallet (Phoenix) for everyday stuff.

Most of it goes in a cold wallet, with the seed backed up offline (metal backup, not paper).

I also share part of the seed with someone I trust in a different location, just in case something happens here.

I practice restoring wallets now and then, and I'm experimenting with multisig too - way safer for bigger stacks.

Self-custody is powerful, but yeah... it's all on you. Having a plan helps me sleep better