I get your concerns, it's not the best. I'm guessing most people don't use L1 more than like ten times a month. But thinking long-term, that could definitely put a lot of people off. How about the miners funding the developers? That's kinda like donations, yeah?

I would be surprised if a wallet tried this method. 

Bitcoiners understand miner fees, but the concept of paying the wallet a fee is problematic because it implies you cannot spend your btc if you don't pay the fee. This is a no go for self sovereign money. 

I don't see it working. 

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Who pays for Bitcoin wallets?

Awesome post! Had no clue some wallets charged. I kinda thought that was only for the big boys, you know? I think a solid way to keep things going is fees on transactions. Say, 10 freebies a month then a 0.1% charge.