Absolutely agree. The UX of using Lightning (and bitcoin in general) really needs to step up. Nothing's more infuriating to have failed/stuck transactions and not really understand what the heck is going on.

brianh

bitcoin

Has Cash App's Lightning network always been broken? 

I'm having the same issue.  It's a recent thing, because CashApp lightning used to be great.  Lately, it fails every lightning payment.

This evening, a friend of mine was using Strike to pay a LN invoice at a local Winery.  It failed because his fiat deposit had not yet cleared.  Yet, Strike was showing his Balance as more than enough.  

These companies need to fix this shit.  If his fiat balance hasn't cleared, then DO NOT tell him that his balance is higher than it is.  Because he looks like a fool to a merchant trying to pay in Bitcoin.

Either more people need to start running LN nodes, or companies like CashApp and Strike need to step up.  They are making LN look stupid right now!  Either make it good, or take the service away.
