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5 sats \ 5 replies \ @DarthCoin 1 May \ on: IslaBTC Working Hard for Education. IslaBTC Trabajando Fuerte por la Educación bitcoin
I lived 20 years in pure communism, I know very well how is it.
I don't know exactly how is the life today in communist Cuba and the restrictions you have, but I know you have many.
I am really impressed of your courage and determination to do all this Bitcoin education in a regime where you can be persecuted just for talking freely.
How do you guys deal with the regime there? Are you harassed by the gov, are you doing this in the hidden, or in open. Do they (gov agents) close the eyes when is about Bitcoin and let you in peace or you have to do tricks to not be caught?
Because is clear now that Bitcoin is a subversive tool for a communist government.
Friend @DarthCoin, you know that your guides have been very valuable to us—they're included in our community's pinned messages. For now, we have a certain degree of freedom, or at least they aren’t interfering with our work. We have a place to hold our monthly meetups, and now we want to make them twice a month. For businesses, we go in person to talk to merchants. It’s easier to show what Bitcoin is than to explain what Bitcoin is. So we follow some of your advice: We arrive, set up the LNbits QR from CubaBitcoin, create a Lightning wallet for them, send them 21 sats, and they immediately see how Bitcoin works. If they're interested, we later help them set up BTCPay Server or Zeus via LNDHub, add the Zeus POS, and that’s it. The LNbits POS isn’t very visually appealing, and initially, they’d have to pay 1,000 sats, so we prefer Zeus or BTCPay.
That’s how we’re working. They don’t fully align with Bitcoin’s philosophy, but their masters—the BRICS—use Bitcoin for some things, so they aren’t attacking us for now.
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Amigo @DarthCoin, sabes que tus tutoriales han sido clave para nosotros—los tenemos en los mensajes fijados del grupo. Por ahora, gozamos de cierta libertad o, al menos, no nos están obstaculizando. Contamos con un local para nuestros encuentros mensuales, pero ahora queremos hacerlos dos veces al mes. En los comercios, vamos cara a cara con los dueños. Es más sencillo demostrar qué es Bitcoin que describir qué es Bitcoin. Seguimos parte de tu método: Llegamos, escaneamos el QR de LNbits de CubaBitcoin, les creamos una billetera Lightning, les enviamos 21 sats y listo, ven Bitcoin en acción. Si les interesa, después les ayudamos con BTCPay Server o con Zeus mediante LNDHub, les instalamos el TPV de Zeus y listo. El POS de LNbits no es muy atractivo y además exige 1000 sats al inicio, así que preferimos Zeus o BTCPay.
Así es como trabajamos. Ellos no comparten del todo la filosofía de Bitcoin, pero sus amos, los BRICS, lo usan para ciertas cosas, así que de momento no nos molestan.
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at least they aren’t interfering with our work.
That is a very good thing !
initially, they’d have to pay 1,000 sats,
Why that? Is a fee charged by the LNbits bank runner or what? Or you are referring to the physical POS ?
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" Why that? Is a fee charged by the LNbits bank runner or what? Or you are referring to the physical POS ?"
It's a fee for installing the POS extension in Lnbits. It must be a fee, which isn't entirely bad, but honestly, LNbits' POS isn't very impressive. Besides, with Zeus, we're gradually guiding them toward considering their own node and getting familiar with the app. LNDHub isn't the same as an embedded node, but they already have the app, which even includes Cashu once your node is synchronized.
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It's a fee for installing the POS extension in Lnbits
Wait what?! I have installed Lnbits many times and never had to pay for that extension.
Maybe the Lnbits admin instance make it payable for you, because you are using his instance and node, but the extension is free (if you run your own instance).
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Yes, that's correct. This extension is included as a paid feature for the service provided. As I mentioned, it's not much, but in reality, with BTCPay—an instance that the community also has its own of, which is completely free—and the Zeus POS, there's no need to pay for the POS service in LNbits.
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