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@nikotsla
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62 sats \ 1 reply \ @nikotsla 2h \ parent \ on: Lucky solo bitcoin miner beats 1-in-82-year odds to win $285,000 block reward bitcoin_Mining
The new nerdaxe software has a nice feature to "split" the hashrate between two pools, you could split 80% to pool mining and 20% to solo for example.
0 sats \ 1 reply \ @nikotsla 10 Dec \ on: I want to use the lightning network... but what for? lightning
Best onbording user case: Buy a VPN subscription and use it.
90 sats \ 4 replies \ @nikotsla 10 Dec \ parent \ on: Bitcoin Beginner Saloon #1 bitcoin_beginners
Indeed, so... I research a little and LDK doesn't have that feature :( ... you could try to use the seed with other software in order to obtain the address (derivation paths) and have the feature to sign messages, long shoot and I have no idea how to do it, but that's the path I would follow if I am in the same situation that you.
90 sats \ 1 reply \ @nikotsla 10 Dec \ parent \ on: Bitcoin Beginner Saloon #1 bitcoin_beginners
This is the way to go if you start from scratch, in case you already have some sat pointing to an address from you couldn't sign, you can wait until reach the min amount to withdraw, or focus in see how could you sign with an specific address from your backend node.
Next time, sign with an address you can control (sparrow is a good default) and as darth said, the bolt12 invoices is from one part of the process and is independent of the address.
190 sats \ 8 replies \ @nikotsla 10 Dec \ parent \ on: Bitcoin Beginner Saloon #1 bitcoin_beginners
You need to check if your node has the ability to sign a msg with an specific address (the one you use in ocean), I don't know if albyhub support that:
lncli wallet addresses signmessage --address <YOUR_OCEAN_BITCOIN_ADDRESS> --msg <PASTE_UNSIGNED_MESSAGE_HERE>```
100 sats \ 1 reply \ @nikotsla 10 Dec \ on: How much fees do you make? Should I scale up my small node? lightning
From my point of view, "capital" is the key feature for a routing LN at this stage, even for a shitty Tor node. I am talking about a lot of capital, with 10BTC or more you could do what ever you want, easy.
  • Open/Close channels to Loop/fixedfloat/okx/bfx (2k/3k ppm)
  • Open channels to wallets (500ppm)
  • Suck liquidity for smaller nodes
That's the setup that almost any "profitable" node is doing, look into the close/open channel and you will see a pattern. We are not in the stage when we see real traffic, those exchanges are the ones that pull or push liquidity.
Can you do a better job with less capital, yes... but you are going to play with the 5% of what is in your control, the 95% is in your capital.
If you want to learn, it's ok to setup a routing LN but read @DarthCoin guides, maybe you don't need or want routing node.
You can search here a lot of guides and examples of noderunners to learn from, I can't find the guide that explain how to setup a node with 0.5BTC, it was a good one.
Don't expect to be profitable, maybe you can for a couple of months but the risk is high.
If you node is Antariksh ... you have a lot of work to do.
My2sats
36 sats \ 0 replies \ @nikotsla 30 Sep \ parent \ on: Asking miners about power consumption bitcoin_Mining
The Q in "eco" mode is around 800w... the ethernet connection is a big + to avoid network issues and be more compatible with common hardware (router/sat disc/etc).
0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nikotsla 26 Sep \ on: It's Knot a Serious Project by James Lopp bitcoin
First fuck the bank system, then discuss this, don't lose your focus.
0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nikotsla 7 Sep \ on: Nano 3s is earning it's keep bitcoin_Mining
Do you try to use BOLT12 to be paid in sats via LN? Someone write a guide for that: #851025 with the home miners it's lottery or LN payments, never onchain.
173 sats \ 0 replies \ @nikotsla 3 Sep \ on: Shutting down my routing node lightning
Maintain a routing isn't easy, hope you still have a normal LN with private channels to continue using the LN.
0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nikotsla 2 Sep \ parent \ on: I became a node runner bitcoin_beginners
The command line is one of the best user interface :)
21 sats \ 3 replies \ @nikotsla 1 Sep \ on: I became a node runner bitcoin_beginners
Welcome, step by step and if you need help, just ask. You are in the right path with those sources/tutorial.
0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nikotsla 1 Sep \ parent \ on: Hashrate is like the rate that miners pick numbers out of a hat bitcoin_beginners
Maybe this is the service that Alex need https://rigly.io/fixed-return ... LN payments, buy hashrate, long time vs shot time preferences.
21 sats \ 0 replies \ @nikotsla 31 Aug \ parent \ on: Stacker Saloon
Seems that it's describing Madoff investment scandal (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madoff_investment_scandal) so it could be... The Wizard of Lies movie?