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0 sats \ 6 replies \ @orangepillapp 16h \ parent \ on: SN Orange Pill App Marketing? meta
unfortunately there is no way to do recurring payments in bitcoin, so we would have to send you an email every month, which is a terrible UX
hopefully bolt12 takes off
I think not being able to pay with bitcoin for 1 month at all is worse UX.
You also don't have to send a mail every month, you can just give them a lightning invoice when they open the app and their subscription expired, no?
That's how Stacker News handles recurring payments for territories.
hopefully bolt12 takes off
How is bolt12 going to fix this problem? It's for receiving, not sending.
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hopefully bolt12 takes off
BOLT12 enables recurring payments on the Lightning Network by allowing reusable offers and automatic invoice generation
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he sender still has to pay the invoice manually, no? Afaict, your UX problem isn't the receiving side, it's on the side of the sender.
You're right that with BOLT12, the sender normally needs to manually approve each payment.
However, custodial wallets could easily automate this on behalf of the user.
Since the wallet controls the keys, it could fetch the invoice from the reusable offer and automatically pay it on a schedule — fully automating recurring payments.
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If you're assuming a custodial wallet that you control, you can just not use lightning at all.
Here’s how it would work:
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The user signs up on Orange Pill App (OPA) using their own wallet (e.g., Wallet XYZ).
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Every month, OPA sends a reusable BOLT12 offer to Wallet XYZ.
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If the user has funds available and has previously whitelisted OPA as an approved payee, Wallet XYZ would automatically fetch the invoice and pay it — no manual action needed