25 sats \ 3 replies \ @nout 31 Jul 2022 \ parent \ on: Reply with a cool lightning network app/website that deserves more attention. bitcoin
The direction is the opposite and it removes one step in the interaction. You can create this ln.cash code ahead of time and send it to someone over chat. That's it on your side - they can claim the money any time they want. Note that you are trusting ln.cash to not steal your money, so use it only for small amounts.
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25 sats \ 2 replies \ @tomlaies 31 Jul 2022
Wait, I thought making invoices also worked in 2 directions?
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100 sats \ 1 reply \ @nout 31 Jul 2022
There are some tricks like bolt-12, AMP, lightning addresses, but generally it's not that trivial.
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25 sats \ 0 replies \ @DeezSats 31 Jul 2022
Until those are integrated everywhere, ln.cash fills the gap.
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