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0 sats \ 3 replies \ @roy 3 Nov \ parent \ on: Breez MCP for AI agents ⚡️ lightning
The LDK version is not out yet... I don't think we're "pushing" Spark more than we "pushed" Liquid. I do like Spark better because it's BTC and not L-BTC and it has unilateral exit, unlike Liquid. Perhaps Baader–Meinhof phenomenon on your end?
We're committing to Lightning decentralization. I'm doing that not just by supporting native Lightning (we're working and making great progress with the native LDK version), but also by making sure Lightning is the common language between different sub-networks. We added Liquid, we're adding Spark, soon Arkade and maybe more L2s (granted they use BTC and gave unilateral exit).
(Had to look up Baader–Meinhof, nice one.)
Could be to some extent -- I think I looked into Spark, got into the docs for a while, thinking it was some kind of fancy L2 that could be really interesting... and then I was like "Oh my God, this is just an API that only LightSpark runs! That's crazy!".
Lightning should be the common language ... AND -- companies like Coinbase or Paypal or whatever SHOULD work with companies like LightSpark, maybe to build fully compliant lightning solutions... I have NO problem with that at all!
But the idea that some Wallet Of Satoshi user, in, say, Palestine, or the U.K., or another country without a Bill of Rights... the fact that this user is (probably without their knowledge) sending all their transaction data to LightSpark -- and all a government has to do is send an email to David Marcus (or to Roy @ Breez?), and they'll get a spreadsheet of I.P. addresses and transactions.... that is horrifying.
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I'm not saying that Roy @ Breez WILL necessarily provide the spreadsheet. But I bet David Marcus will. And just the fact that he COULD -- that is terrible. You can believe that Alby or Megalith or Olympus absolutely CAN NOT provide such a spreadsheet and has no idea where payment are coming from, or where they are going. That's what is so great about Lightning.
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That's why I'm pushing everyone (Spark and Arkade) to implement confidential transactions (Spark has it in its roadmap). Liquid has it and we support it. That's why we'll keep pushing Lightning, bolt12, trampoline nodes and PTLCs. You're highly exaggerating the current privacy properties. Pure Lightning privacy isn't great to say the list...
Btw, you, Alby or Zeus could also provide a spreadsheet... A full one from rizful (custodial service) that contains amounts and destinations, and partial one from Megalith (forward history). The government doesn't need to send many emails to get the full picture... You don't like David Marcus, I get it, but you're not calling out pure Lightning players like Phoenix or other sub-networks like Arkade.
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