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As I'm learning about Bitcoin Lightning, I'm seeing some major red flags. To use it, you need an account with a service provider. It's a username/password type of custodial account. Then, the node has full control over your funds. They could shut down without warning, or transfer your funds. The only way to actually have control is to run your own node, but doesn't that defeat the purpose of Lightning? The whole point is to allow many users to transfer tiny amounts of money a lot, eg zaps. To me, it seems that Lightning nodes have all the problems of Mastodon. Imagine the problems of Mastodon, except it's your bank account. That's bad. What am I missing?

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Paul Allen 1y ago

I think your concerns are valid. If it's expected that base layer transaction fees will only increase with adoption, then I'd expect dependence on layer 2s like LN to increase as well.

What's the cheapest hardware and internet service plan needed to run a simple payment node? Will there ever be out-of-the box solutions for non-techy people?

As you mentioned, we're talking about people's money.

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