10 sats \ 13 replies \ @03365d6a53 4 Jun 2023 \ on: Bitcoin's equivalent of the 'Little Old Lady'? bitcoin
Great post.
I'm always unsure which lightning wallet to recommend.
A new user should not be expected to open a channel
And whilst muun is great for small amounts, they screw you over once you start using it for regular amounts
These days I recommend custodial (non KYC) wallets, specifically Blink. However, they require a phone number.
If anyone can recommend a non kyc, custodial, no phone number required lightning wallet (without a hard GSF dependency) would love to hear about it!
Breez is non-custodial, non-KYC and doesn't require opening channels (at least not as far as the user is aware).
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Just tried it - would be more reassuring if it wasn't in Beta, although the 'you may lose all your funds' warning should probably be standard for anyone not running their own stack!
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Yeah, opening the initial channel is a major problem. Wallets like Breez helping users with this will definitely help to make it easy.
Being non-custodial, non-kyc and open source - what's not to love?
I'm sure when they're out of beta they'll get the users.
Nice!
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Phoenix wallet IMO is good one, user friendly and not technically challenging for the user.
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Doesn't WoS meet the requirements?
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I don't see where to install it from - where is the repository?
Looks like this is available for Google (or Apple) subscribers only...
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thanks @ekyzyis / @m00ninite - I will try out both your suggestions
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Looks like @Siggy47 (below) has come up with a great suggestion. I'd seen the word Ark thrown about in posts in the last few days - but with limited time didn't read them.
On first look it seems like a possible solution to the 'Little Old Lady' question.
Yay!
PS here's the podcast episode that Siggy mentions:
Plus, Burak's announcement
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I do like Blink despite their SMS requirement
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Yeah. I get their position, it's a lot of risk to take.
Things I like about Blink are:
- Super low fees
- Very fast
- Easy to on-board
- Company very hands on with building Bitcoin communities
- Bitcoin only
- App does not depend on GSF
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