Twitter added the ability to tip with lightning a long time ago and hardly anyone uses it cause the UX is shit

I second this. I have sent probably $200 in super chats on YouTube. My YouTube account just used the same card I had on file for paying for youtube premium. Zero friction.

Maybe let people pay in Fiat but use BTC on their behalf on the backend like Strike? Then let users “upgrade” to using BTC directly if they choose to? Only have friction for the power user. Normies get zero friction.

I don’t think it is the UI. For me, once I have decided that I need to tip/subscribe, I look at how the payment will be managed and whether I will be able to cancel at will.