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106 sats \ 9 replies \ @k00b 12h \ parent \ on: I believe CoinOS will resolve itself, but this screenshot is a rug pull 💨 lightning
Unless you're using ecash with Zeus, Zeus lightning addresses still require you to open the app to accept a zap.
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Short of running a server... either it's custodial or an LSP (although Zeus 'is' a full node where you can open your own channels).
What will 'the masses' use in the future?
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Async payments ... but that's not coming soon.
Phoenix does a background payment with bolt12 on android by sending a notification which wakes up the app to release the secret. This notification method is the best near-term solution for phone "nodes" afaik and is not possible on iOS (way more strict about what notifications can do).
Lots of people assume ecash is the answer otherwise, which depends on very many anon custodians custodying people's pocket change either out of goodwill or to earn money on tx fees.
Breez is experimenting with using Liquid for this afaict. Although roy has also written about async payments and this notification method before.
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I have heard this about Phoenix, they support Bolt 12.
We really need broader and deeper Bolt 12 support across the board so people can finally post their Bolt-12 QR codes to receive Lightning. Then maybe they will 'get' it...
The masses? I suspect banks. Hopefully something like eCash but who knows. We are a long way from mass adoption using bitcoin as a medium of exchange. It will happen. Hopefully it becomes easier as we go.
But the masses do not care about privacy or sovereignty. I do and as long as I can do that I'm happy. I'm not gonna make people care about it. I have tried for decades. The best way though is to show the way. To do more than talk.
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FWIW, I've been using eCash for a while. Switching back to my own node. I like to try stuff for a while regardless of what Darth says ;)
The funny thing is the reason I really went to eCash was because I could not get NWC to work on my node. Today it just worked... I have no idea what I was doing wrong or if it was an issue with Alby Hub or SN. I think it was with my node because I couldn't get Nostr apps to work with NWC either.
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I haven't even tried NWC. Why? Because honestly I feel like nostr isn't worth it yet. Maybe the hackers/coders see all the cool stuff they can do with it, maybe it's a great social app for people... right now for me the juice isn't worth the squeeze.
Having a node on a phone (zeus) plus a full node I use is enough already just watching the mempool