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When we quietly told the world about Lightswap roughly 3 weeks ago, we started with friends, family, and then the most passionate bitcoin communities like Stacker News. At first, signups came fast—some days 7, most days at least 2. But over the last few days? Crickets, and no new signups in the last 3–4 days. It's time to reignite the growth engine.
My plan is to begin with smaller, niche networks where people are easy to reach. Once those are saturated, move outward. It’s about throwing darts—smartly—and seeing what sticks. I’m already talking with folks about how to spark signups through Nostr and similar spaces.
From there, the next wave will be newsletter coverage, infographics, Twitter friends, and broader publicity. After that comes gamification which i'm excited about. It might sound more web3, Pokémon, Cash App than bitcoin, but that’s the point—I want to take what works wherever it comes from and make bitcoin products more appealing to the masses without the ICO-style trash.
In the weeks ahead I’ll share the gamification plans we’re brewing.
Any ideas on how to rev up the signup engine?
Thanks for the reminder @joseph_at_nostr_fan! It’s easy to get lost in the fact that new readers don’t know who we are or what we’re building.
We’re building an app that lets you move bitcoin and fiat across your existing wallets, exchanges and bank accounts — using natural language, you just type it out!
It makes moving and managing money much easier and much quicker.
It already works with major exchanges, so you can buy, sell, send, query, automate DCA, and build workflows without leaving the conversation.
We’re opening a 100-person beta and I’d love to get early feedback from bitcoiners here.
Join Our Waitlist: www.lightswap.com
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Joined, interesting product.
Not sure about why natural language would be superior, but perhaps it is because you automate more than from A to B? Anyway, I will check out your website too.
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Not sure about why natural language would be superior, but perhaps it is because you automate more than from A to B? Anyway, I will check out your website too. Thanks for joining our waitlist!
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Not sure about why natural language would be superior, but perhaps it is because you automate more than from A to B? Anyway, I will check out your website too.
This is is a great question as it gets to the real value of Lightswap and it shows we can do a better job at demonstrating the value. In short Lightswap shines when a task has multiple steps. Examples:
Sell all the BTC in my Coinbase account, send the proceeds to my bank account, and let me know once it's arrived
What was my average sell price for bitcoin in 2024?
Buy bitcoin using all the cash in my Kraken account and send the bitcoin to my cold wallet and tell me once it's arrived
Saying the above in natural language collapses the friction into a single interaction.
Later this week I'll write a post dedicated to showing what's possible.
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As long as it works reliably, this could be quite useful indeed.
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Agreed. Reliability is non-negotiable. We're working hard to make that a reality!
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You forgot to mention what is Lightswap, how it is useful, and yes the URL.
I come to SN ocassionally, and frankly I am interested but have no idea what app or software you are talking about.
Never forget to always remind people those 3 basics things, or at least the name of your app and a link! =)
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Bitcoin is a really tough space right now. Seems like everyone is struggling with buzz. Even the treasury companies are feeling the doldrums.
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