Tinkering with @Ghost and @PlebPay , I created a post behind a global micropayment paywall on Lightning

Tinkering with @Ghost and @PlebPay , I created a post behind a global micropayment paywall on Lightning | @jackmallers twitter.com/jackmallers/status/1491140228517490691

36 sats \ 7 comments \ @earnbitcoin 9 Feb 2022 bitcoin

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10 sats \ 2 replies \ @earnbitcoin OP 9 Feb 2022

Here's the link to the blog post that is paywalled:

My Segwit Celebration https://jack-mallers.ghost.io/my-segwit-celebration/

5 sats \ 0 replies \ @earnbitcoin OP 9 Feb 2022

And, for those who don't have a problem right-clicking an NFT,

here's what is revealed after paying the 277 sats:

https://jack-mallers.ghost.io/content/media/2022/02/Image-from-iOS--14--4.MP4

1 sat \ 0 replies \ @earnbitcoin OP 9 Feb 2022

Important to note who wasn’t involved here:

@Visa, @Chase, @WesternUnion, etc.

Just @CashApp, @ln_strike, and others on Lightning.

We’re watching #Bitcoin dematerialize all closed legacy networks onto one, open, global monetary network.

May the best experiences win.

15 sats \ 0 replies \ @cointastical 9 Feb 2022

Here's what looks like instructions from PlebPay that match what Jack Mallers is doing:

In a few easy steps you can protect your Ghost site with PlebPay...

Oops forgot to include the link for where to get the plebpay-utils script

https://www.npmjs.com/package/plebpay-utils

The full Tweet thread, unrolled, here:

Thread by @PlebPay on Thread Reader App https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1490031061493067777.html

NPM package plebpay-utils | plebpay-utils (beta) https://www.npmjs.com/package/plebpay-utils

Here's their $0.01 paywall example:

PlebPay x Ghost Example https://plebpay-x-ghost-example.ghost.io

5 sats \ 2 replies \ @cointastical 9 Feb 2022

Twitter thread, unrolled:

Thread by @jackmallers on Thread Reader App https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1491140228517490691.html

1 sat \ 1 reply \ @earnbitcoin OP 9 Feb 2022

Marty Bent had a similar demonstration:

Being able to disrupt content paywalls with bitcoin has been a big goal of mine. Many have done it in the past with niche sites, but we’re close to bringing a fully integrated solution to @ghost users.

[video]

1 sat \ 0 replies \ @earnbitcoin OP 9 Feb 2022

The link for the web page from the video,

Ghost Paywall Example: Issue #824: The Lightning Network is maturing | Marty Bent #11090 https://tftc.io/martys-bent/issue-824-the-lightning-network-is-maturing/