10 sats \ 14 replies \ @Natalia OP 29 Oct 2023 \ parent \ on: The ZEUS v0.8.0 - LN Node in your Pocket 📱⚡️ bitcoin
It is not the same, Phoenix Wallet has more fee and less features, but I stopped using Phoenix after I found out about Blixt - I like having more control.
People saying that Phoenix has expensive fees don't know how to use it properly.
Will tell you a trick:
- first time you start with Phoenix, deposit a larger amount. Let's say 1-2M sats, enough to cover your future spending.
- if you do not want to use all those sats, swap out a % of them but NOT all of them. Always leave at least 10% in that channel. In this way you avoid closing the channel and pay more fees again.
- if you start with a small deposit let's say 50k sats, you pay 3-5k sats in fees to open the channel. Then you deposit another 50k and again pay a fee because even that Phoenix is using the new LN feature to expand the size of the channel wititout closing it, it still involve oncha:n fees. It is all explained in Phoenix faq page.
Conclusion: to avoid lots of fees, start with a larger channel opening and never closing it. This simple rule is valid for all LN nodes.
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Wish I knew this before
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will @darthcoin write about more tricks on how to use different wallets? or how do you arrange them for public or private stuff? There are many basic tutorials out there, but showing how to use each better in what situation isn't much 👀
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I updated this guide about Private LN nodes with including Zeus node (also with link to your post on SN) and also Phoenix tricks.
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This article was posted and registered OP_RETURN at block height #775009 Updated 29 October 2023
how did you do this?
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With OP_Return Bot made by @benthecarman.
- insert the link or message you want to register in a block
- pay the invoice over LN
- wait for the block to be confirmed and done, your message is registered forever in history.
You can do it also without the bot but is more complicated and you need a specialized wallet app.
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OMG, so cool, this was exactly what I learned about Bitcoin when I first heard about it.
seems from two Turks here
https://mempool.space/tx/ae00238c57f27f94b7410e7b79bb4208762cbaa3f07fd2eacd4178fd3f94f421
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Many tricks are already in my guides.
Also I wrote the whole documentation for Blixt and OBW
The following guides could be used now very easily with Zeus too. Zeus and Blixt are brothers now.
- Blixt guides - with tons of scenarios
- Blixt FAQ - even more tricks
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Guess I need to reread some of them.
Zeus and Blixt are brothers now.
I think Blixt is for more advanced users, Zeus is more for people with less LN knowledge or maybe being lazy and want something quick.
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Indeed, in many of my guides I inserted some "gems".
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I like hunting gems 🤣
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Start playing with Zeus. Is also advanced due to the fact that you can manage any channels you want.
Zeus and Blixt ard now really similar in features.
Yes, Zeus doesn't have so many items in settings like Blixt but those are mord for really advanced users and not really necessary for regular users.
You will discover a real powerful mobile node in Zeus.
Having Zeus and Blixt on your phone shows that you are an advanced LN user. Powerful.
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it's so wild that we are playing with phone nodes now, but many normies are still trying to open a bank account!