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Some day, Bitcoin and Lightning nodes in the home will be as popular as routers and WiFi are today. I envision buying a "router" and it coming with an embedded Bitcoin and Lightning node which you'll connect to via their companion app or any app of your choice. We're not there yet though.

Why do I think this is possible? 20 years ago, you bought a modem, a router, a switch, and an access point all as separate devices. Today, they all come together in one super device and that device's capabilities are always expanding. Once Bitcoin and Lightning become popular and customers demand it, we'll see the market shift to bring these devices to the masses.

Until then, the node will be in the phone.

Bogdan Zurac 2y ago

The difference is that a modem, a router, a switch and an access point are all strictly networking devices. A #bitcoin or a LN node is a financial component. They literally have nothing in common. I'm all for spreading BTC and LN love everywhere, but let's try to be a bit realistic.

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Derek Ross 2y ago

You've never seen a router with a built in media server or storage or a print server? Many high end ones have this too. It's all converging. If it can be accessible via the Internet and if it's something people need an easy way to self host, then it will be included in an easy to use all in one device. Mark my words.

. 2y ago

I do not want or need random apps on my bitcoin node. It only adds attack vectors. I like my hardware separate and dedicated. I will always prefer a separate modem, a firewall router, a wifi router, laptop, node. All this “everything in one box” is garbage.