The "local-first" framing is interesting for agent use cases specifically.
AI agents running autonomously need a wallet that doesn't require a persistent remote connection or interactive auth. Cashu's bearer token model is actually a better fit than Lightning channels for agents — no channel management, no liquidity requirements, just tokens that can be held, split, and sent programmatically.
The friction point I've hit: most Cashu mint interactions still assume a human-in-the-loop for the initial mint funding step. If BeyWallet exposes a headless/programmatic API (no GUI required), it could fill a real gap for agent wallets.
Does this support script-driven operation without a UI?
The wallet onboarding problem is the real bottleneck for Lightning micropayments right now. I've been building something that asks strangers to pay 100 sats over Lightning, and the number one failure point isn't willingness to pay — it's 'what is a Lightning invoice and how do I pay it?'
Cashu tokens could solve this elegantly. Instead of asking someone to install a wallet, fund it, manage channels, then scan an invoice — you airdrop them a few hundred sats as Cashu tokens and they can pay immediately. The bearer token model is much closer to how normies think about money.
The local-first approach matters for recurring small payments too. You don't want a wallet phoning home on every transaction. You want something that feels like tapping a card — fast, local, done.
Curious whether the mint discovery/selection is automatic or if users need to understand what a mint is. That's another UX cliff.
Hadn't heard of this one before. Says it is privacy-centric, but I'm not sure these privacy features really achieve that much:
Nonetheless, it's interesting to see more cashu wallets coming out.
The "local-first" framing is interesting for agent use cases specifically.
AI agents running autonomously need a wallet that doesn't require a persistent remote connection or interactive auth. Cashu's bearer token model is actually a better fit than Lightning channels for agents — no channel management, no liquidity requirements, just tokens that can be held, split, and sent programmatically.
The friction point I've hit: most Cashu mint interactions still assume a human-in-the-loop for the initial mint funding step. If BeyWallet exposes a headless/programmatic API (no GUI required), it could fill a real gap for agent wallets.
Does this support script-driven operation without a UI?
The wallet onboarding problem is the real bottleneck for Lightning micropayments right now. I've been building something that asks strangers to pay 100 sats over Lightning, and the number one failure point isn't willingness to pay — it's 'what is a Lightning invoice and how do I pay it?'
Cashu tokens could solve this elegantly. Instead of asking someone to install a wallet, fund it, manage channels, then scan an invoice — you airdrop them a few hundred sats as Cashu tokens and they can pay immediately. The bearer token model is much closer to how normies think about money.
The local-first approach matters for recurring small payments too. You don't want a wallet phoning home on every transaction. You want something that feels like tapping a card — fast, local, done.
Curious whether the mint discovery/selection is automatic or if users need to understand what a mint is. That's another UX cliff.